Overview
A critical examination of the key spatial economic processes and trends which have both characterised and shaped the world’s economic geography since the mid-twentieth century.
New Zealand and the global economy have experienced significant changes in recent decades as a result of globalisation processes, climate change, neoliberalism and efforts to promote sustainable development.
This course examines contemporary global economic and development realities, and local and community responses to the challenges which have arisen. The changing nature of work, AI, recurring crises, the role of multi-national corporations and states all feature in the study of evolving economic geography.
About this paper
| Paper title | Geographies of Global Economic Change |
|---|---|
| Subject | Geography |
| EFTS | 0.15 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 1 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $1,318.20 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- 54 GEOG points
- Restriction
- GEOG 214
- Schedule C
- Arts and Music, Science
- Contact
- geography@otago.ac.nz
- Teaching staff
- Paper Structure
Key topics covered in the course are:
- Evolution of the Global Economy
- Globalization, regional differences and associated technological and corporate changes and uneven geographical/regional development.
- Multi-national corporations
- Local places, alternate economies
- New Zealand economic geography
- The impact of crises e.g. in the 1970s, the GFC and COVID-19.
- Teaching Arrangements
Two lectures a week and a tutorial every second week
A group project is a key assessed task which examines a contemporary development issue.
There is no specific textbook. Students will be referred to library material and on-line resources in very session.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.
Students who successfully complete this paper will:
- Be able to identify and describe the key forces that have shaped and are shaping the global economy in the post-World War Two world
- Demonstrate that they can discuss the nature, focus and effects of globalisation and associated forces and practice at a variety of spatial scales: global, national, regional and local
- Be able to critique and evaluate the implications of key changes in the global economy and associated theory and practice through time
Overview
A critical examination of the key spatial economic processes and trends which have both characterised and shaped the world’s economic geography since the mid-twentieth century.
New Zealand and the global economy have experienced significant changes in recent decades as a result of globalisation processes, climate change, neoliberalism and efforts to promote sustainable development.
This course examines contemporary global economic and development realities, and local and community responses to the challenges which have arisen. The changing nature of work, AI, recurring crises, the role of multi-national corporations and states all feature in the study of evolving economic geography.
About this paper
| Paper title | Geographies of Global Economic Change |
|---|---|
| Subject | Geography |
| EFTS | 0.15 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2027, expected to be offered in 2028 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- 54 GEOG points
- Restriction
- GEOG 214
- Schedule C
- Arts and Music, Science
- Contact
- geography@otago.ac.nz
- Teaching staff
- Paper Structure
Key topics covered in the course are:
- Evolution of the Global Economy
- Globalization, regional differences and associated technological and corporate changes and uneven geographical/regional development
- Multi-national corporations
- Local places, alternate economies
- New Zealand economic geography
- The impact of crises e.g. in the 1970s, the GFC and COVID-19
- Teaching Arrangements
Two lectures a week and a tutorial every second week.
A group project is a key assessed task which examines a contemporary development issue.
- Textbooks
There is no specific textbook. Students will be referred to library material and on-line resources in every session.
- Course outline
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Environmental literacy.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this paper will:
- Be able to identify and describe the key forces that have shaped and are shaping the global economy in the post-World War Two world.
- Demonstrate that they can discuss the nature, focus and effects of globalisation and associated forces and practice at a variety of spatial scales: global, national, regional and local.
- Be able to critique and evaluate the implications of key changes in the global economy and associated theory and practice through time.