Concepts
This term describes the increasing divide in political views between densely populated and rural areas, with rural voters often leaning towards more extreme candidates.
What is regional political polarization?
These nations and cities are referenced in the reading as significant examples in the context of economic geography.
What are the USA, London, UK, Paris, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, China, Germany, Austria, and Boston?
This type of electoral system tends to favor the interests of geographically diffuse groups over concentrated ones.
What is a proportional representation (PR) system?
The phenomenon in which wealthier areas within a country benefit more from globalization, while poorer areas fall behind economically.
What are regional economic disparities?
This distinction is made in the text between extraction activities and service-oriented businesses like hotels, hairdressers, and restaurants.
What is the difference between geographically concentrated activities and geographically diffuse activities?
This type of government policy can influence patterns of economic geography by providing targeted benefits to specific regions.
What are subsidies?
This term refers to the growing frustration and distrust of political institutions caused by the uneven distribution of wealth across different regions within a country.
What is the geography of discontent?
This describes the contrasting governmental responses to economic shocks in the United States and Sweden.
Why is the U.S. government bailing out Chrysler and General Motors with an $80 billion bailout, while the Swedish government prioritized spending on education and other geographically diffuse programs?
This model focuses on the role of firms as primary actors in trade politics, emphasizing their influence on trade patterns through lobbying.
What is the New New Trade Theory?