Contents: Pt. 1. Economic Patterns and the Search for Explanation. 1. The Changing World Economy. 2. Global Patterns and Trends. 3. The Geographical Dynamics of the World Economy -- Pt. 2. The Rise of the Core Economies. 4. Pre-Industrial Foundations. 5. Evolution of the Industrial Core Regions. 6. The Globalization of Production Systems. 7. The Spatial Reorganization of the Core Economies -- Pt. 3. Spatial Transformation of the Periphery. 8. The Dynamics of Interdependence: Transformation of the Periphery. 9. Agriculture: The Primary Concern? 10. Industrialization: The Path to Progress? -- Pt. 4. Adjusting to a New Global Economy. 11. Transnational Integration. 12. The Reassertion of the Local in the Age of the Global: Regions and Localities within the World Economy. 13. Conclusion.