Global Shift, Third Edition: Transforming the World Economy - Softcover

Dicken, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1572303034 ISBN 13: 9781572303034

Publisher: The Guilford Press, 1998

Synopsis

The wholly rewritten third edition of this widely acclaimed text continues to offer the most comprehensive and up-to-date description of how the global economy works today. Moving beyond globalization hype, Dicken carefully introduces students to the economic, political, and technological processes that are creating global shifts in economic activity and affecting local communities in highly uneven ways. Like the previous editions, the book focuses on the
interrelated actions of transnational corporations (imbedded within intricate business networks) and states (which act as containers, regulators, and competitors) within a volatile technological environment. Several entirely new chapters are included, and all chapters are revised to reflect the latest available data and theoretical debates. Of special utility are detailed case studies of key global industries and more than 200 fully updated figures and tables.

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About the Author

Peter Dicken is Professor of Economic Geography, University of Manchester, UK. He has held visiting positions at universities and business schools in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Hong Kong, and Singapore.

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Preface to the Third Edition
1. A New Geo-Economy
I. Patterns of Global Shift
Introduction: A Brief Historical Perspective
2. The Global Economic Map: Trends in Production, Trade, and Investment
II. Processes of Global Shift
Introduction: Traditional Explanations and the Need for a New Approach
3. "The State is Dead...Long Live the State"
4. National Variations in Policy Stance: Examples from Developed and Developing Economies
5. Technology: The "Great Growling Engine of Change"
6. Transnational Corporations: The Primary "Movers and Shapers" of the Global Economy
7. "Webs of Enterprise": Transnational Corporations within Networks of Relationships
8. Dynamics of Conflict and Collaboration: "Both Transnational Corporations and States Matter"
III. Global Shift: The Picture in Different Sectors
Introduction: The Choice of Case-Study Sectors
9. "Fabric-ating Fashion": The Textiles and Clothing Industries
10. "Wheels of Change": The Automobile Industry
11. "Chips and Screens": The Electronics Industries
12. "Making the World Go Round": The Internationalization of Services
IV. Stresses and Strains of Adjustment to Global Shift
Introduction: A Summary Perspective
13. Making a Living in the Global Economy
14. Issues of Global Governance

Edition details

• Publisher: The Guilford Press
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1572303034
• ISBN 13: 9781572303034
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 496