Global Shift just keeps on getting better. There is no other source that gives you the full story on globalization in such a fluent and authoritative way. Not just recommended but essential - Nigel Thrift, Vice-Chancellor, The University of Warwick Impressive in the extent of empirical research, Global Shift successfully captures the historical continuities and basic changes marking the world economy. Peter Dickens new edition is a vividly written guide to globalizing processes - James H. Mittelman, Professor, School of ...
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Global Shift just keeps on getting better. There is no other source that gives you the full story on globalization in such a fluent and authoritative way. Not just recommended but essential - Nigel Thrift, Vice-Chancellor, The University of Warwick Impressive in the extent of empirical research, Global Shift successfully captures the historical continuities and basic changes marking the world economy. Peter Dickens new edition is a vividly written guide to globalizing processes - James H. Mittelman, Professor, School of International Service, American University, Washington, DC With this edition of Global Shift, Professor Dicken confirms his mastery as one of the preeminent authorities in the study of globalization. If you wish to explore beyond "flatland", I cant recommend a better source - Professor William E. Halal, George Washington University A comprehensive, balanced, thorough, interdisciplinary review of one of the critical issues of our time. A must for anyone interested in globalization - Stephen J. Kobrin, University of Pennsylvania The fifth edition of Global Shift is now completely revised and updated using the latest available sources. Every chapter has been extensively rewritten to take into account not just new empirical developments but to incorporate new ideas on production, distribution, and consumption in the global economy. The standard work on globalization provides " the most comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of economic globalization available " a clear guide to how the global economy is transformed by: transnational corporations; states and interest groups; and technology " detailed literature review that explains different theories of economic globalization in the larger context of a descriptive account of newly industrialising economies " sectoral case studies - with a new case study on agro-food industries - which illustrate diverse processes of globalization " new material on social movements, governance, environment, and alternative economic systems Extensive use of graphics, lack of jargon, clear definition of terms, makes Global Shift the key resource on economic globalization in the social science literature
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Very good. Ex-library. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 599 p. Contains: Illustrations. Global Shift: Mapping the Changing Contours. Audience: General/trade. LCCN 2006030433 Type of material Book Personal name Dicken, Peter. Main title Global shift: mapping the changing contours of the world economy / Peter Dicken. Edition 5th ed. Published/Created New York: Guilford Press, c2007. Description xxii, 599 p. : ill., maps; 26 cm. ISBN 9781593854362 (alk. paper) 1593854366 (alk. paper) 9781593854379 (hardcover: alk. paper) 1593854374 (hardcover: alk. paper) LC classification HD2321. D53 2007 Contents Questioning 'globalization'--Global shift: the changing global economic map--Technological change: 'gales of creative destruction'--Transnational corporations: the primary 'movers and shapers' of the global economy--'Webs of enterprise': the geography of transnational production networks--'The state is dead--long live the state'--'Doing it their way': variations in state economic policies--Dynamics of conflict and collaboration: the uneasy relationship between TNCs and states--'Fabric-ating fashion': the clothing industries--'Wheels of change': the automobile industry--'Chips with everything': the semiconductor industry--'We are what we eat': the agro-food industries--'Making the world go round': financial services--'Making the connections, moving the goods': the logistics and distribution industries--Winning and losing: an introduction--Good or bad? evaluating the impact of TNCs on home and host economies--Making a living in developed countries: where will the jobs come from? --Making a living in developing countries: sustaining growth, enhancing equity, ensuring survival--Making the world a better place. LC Subjects Industries--History--20th century. International economic relations. International business enterprises. Economic policy. Globalization--Economic aspects. Technological innovations--Economic aspects. Notes Includes bibliographical references (p. [555]-583) and index. Dewey class no. 338.09/051 Other system no. (OCoLC)ocm71507412 (OCoLC)71507412
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