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Jamie Peck is a British-Canadian economic geographer and professor at the University of British Columbia. His research examines neoliberalism, labor markets, urban policy, and the ways economic models are adapted across different institutional and geographic settings. He is particularly associated with work on variegated capitalism and policy mobility, written for scholars of geography, political economy, urban studies, and related social sciences.
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Jamie Peck ranks #23 of 172 in the Geographer ranking, behind Gerard Toal, ahead of Denis Cosgrove.
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What does Jamie Peck argue about neoliberalism?
Peck treats neoliberalism as an evolving political and institutional process rather than one identical policy imposed everywhere. His work examines how market-oriented ideas are adapted, contested, and repeatedly remade in specific cities and states.
What is policy mobility in Jamie Peck's research?
Policy mobility describes how urban policies travel between places and change as officials, consultants, and institutions adapt them. Peck has studied this process through examples such as creative-city strategies and fast-moving models of municipal governance.
Which books is Jamie Peck known for?
His books include Work-Place, Constructions of Neoliberal Reason, and Offshore. These works address labor geography, neoliberal policy formation, and the restructuring of economic activity across borders.
Where does Jamie Peck teach?
He is associated with the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, where he has worked in the Department of Geography. His research bridges economic geography, urban studies, labor markets, and political economy.
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