Global shift : mapping the changing contours of the world economy / [printed text] / Peter Dicken, Author  . -  5th ed. . - London : SAGE, 2007 . - xxiii, 599 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
ISBN : 978-1-4129-2955-4

Class number:

338.0904

Contents note:

Part 1 The Shifting Contours of the Global Economy 1. Questioning 'globalization'; 2. Global shift: the changing global economic map Part 2 Processes of Global Shift 3. Technological change: 'gales of creative destruction'; 4. Transnational corporations: the primary 'movers and shapers' of the global economy; 5. 'Webs of enterprise': the geography of transnational production networks; 6. 'The state is dead...long live the state'; 7. 'Doing it their way' : variations in state economic policies; 8. Dynamics of conflict and collaboration: the uneasy relationship between TNCs and states Part 3 The Picture in Different Sectors 9. 'Fabric-ating fashion': the clothing industries; 10. 'Wheels of change': the automobile industry; 11. 'Chips with everything': the semiconductor industry; 12. 'We are what we eat': the agro-food industries; 13. 'Making the world go round': financial services; 14. 'Making the connections, moving the goods': the logistics and distribution industries Part 4 Winning and Losing in the Global Economy 15. Winning and losing: an introduction; 16. Good or bad? evaluating the impact of TNCs on home and host economies; 17. Making a living in developed countries: where will the jobs come from?; 18. Making a living in developing countries: sustaining growth, enhancing equity, ensuring survival; 19. Making the world a better place