The Geography of the World System and limits

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The world has become a challenge for geography: The World is a space, a territory under the control of a conglomerate. The World is a proper name designating an appropriate location; it can be taken as a geon i.e., a particular space, a region. The general geography has a thematic approach (studying the effects of a phenomenon) and an academic approach (studying law). The area is usually a subset of national space, and is of complementary regions, articulated with higher levels. But it also speaks of ‘world regions', which shows a lack of vocabulary to describe a subset world (e.g., Alena EU). If the world is a region that does not mean it is a subset (except when treating the earth as part of the solar system). The World is a plot of land: and identified and appropriate land. This discussion is recent: the term ‘world system' was invented by Olivier Dollfus in 1984 and incorporated in the Universal Geography Volume 1, Part 2, under the direction of O. Dollfus.

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[...] As part of a geography theme, there is agriculture in the world can make cards. But there provided a global agriculture? Can one speak of French agriculture? Less if one considers European integration, even global. Decisions are no longer in France, especially at world prices. - Items temperate scale is global because their prices are determined by the United States and subsidies paid to farmers (e.g. corn): other exporters are forced to match similarly for dairy products whose leader is the European Union. [...]

[...] The changeover of the World. Discovery Some essential elements of reading schemes 1. The perspective center-periphery Samir Amin. The accumulation worldwide. Anthropos Samir Amin. The uneven development. Midnight Paul Bairoch. The Third World in the impasse. Gallimard (Ideas) Alain Reynaud. Society, space and Justice. Puf A linear progress (capitalist) W. W. Rostow. The stages of economic growth. Seuil (Points) Francis Fukuyama. [...]

[...] Some economic activities are related to a particular space and others worldwide, which is more difficult to map it is easier to map the locations identified or dependencies. What issues? The World is a closed system without exit to the outside world. What issues raised by the mapping of the Earth? In the nineteenth century, Europe is represented in the center of the land area because it is made. It takes time for a natural fact which is a historical fact. : This leads to a world map with a center and edges. [...]

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