UNIVERSITY
OF FLORIDA
Dr. McDade Gordon’s Courses
Spring 2011 SEMESTER
GEO 4554 Regional Development Course Syllabus
Note To Registered Students: GEO 4554 is online in Sakai
Fall 2010 SEMESTER
GEA 3600: Geography of Africa Course
Syllabus
Contact
Info: bmcdade@ufl.edu
Office: 352-392-0404 ext. 222
Home Page of
Barbara McDade- Gordon, Ph.D.
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Receiving
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Visit to
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Tour of
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Hello!
Welcome to the Geography Department and to the area of geography in which I specialize, Economic Geography. The courses that I teach emphasize the interdependence of countries, regions, and peoples in what has come to be known as the Global Economy.
My research interests are economic development, entrepreneurship*, and the organization of business enterprise in Africa and the African Diaspora. Click here to see an article on the New Generation of African Entrepreneurs.
Recently, I have begun studying Outsourcing to Africa as part of the global division of economic activities. I attended a conference in Ghana in May 2006 on African Business Development and presented a paper on Outsourcing to Africa, which won a Best Session Paper award. I attended the International Academy of Business and Development in Africa (IAABD) Conference in London in May-June 2007. The University of Florida hosted the IAABD Conference in May 2008.
I have conducted research on indigenous small-scale and medium-scale businesses in Ghana, West Africa and Black-owned businesses in the United States. Click on this link to read more about my research on Ghanaian entrepreneurs several years ago in CLAS Notes interview.
*See information about the book, African Entrepreneurship: Theory and Reality.
Links
Here are some Web Site links that you may also find of interest. Just click to connect.
UF's Geography Department Home Page
Dr. McDade Gordon's Geography Department Faculty Page
The Upward Bound College Preparatory Academy at UF
American Health Coalition Dr. Jacob U. Gordon, CEO