Fall  2008 SEMESTER COURSES
GEA 3600:  Geography of Africa - A Development Perspective


Home Page of
Barbara McDade- Gordon, Ph.D. 


Receiving Best Paper Award, Ghana Meeting with former Zambian Pres. Kaunda, Gville Tour of  Community CollegeSite, Senegal

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

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UF's Geography Department Home Page

Dr. McDade's Geography Department Faculty Page

The Upward Bound College Preparatory Program at UF