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Informationen zum Autor Peter Dicken is recognized as a leading world authority on economic globalization. He is Emeritus Professor of Geography in the School of Environment and Development at the University of Manchester, UK, and has held visiting academic appointments at universities and research institutes throughout the world. He is an Academician of the Social Sciences, a recipient of the Victoria Medal of the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers), the Centenary Medal of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society and an Honorary Doctorate of the University of Uppsala, Sweden. Klappentext With over 120,000 copies sold worldwide, Peter Dicken's Global Shift has been the definitive work on economic globalization for almost 30 years now. A tried, trusted and unrivalled resource for undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers across the social sciences, this is a seminal text from an internationally renowned author. Zusammenfassung With over 120,000 copies sold worldwide, Peter Dicken's Global Shift has been the definitive work on economic globalization for almost 30 years now. A tried, trusted and unrivalled resource for undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers across the social sciences, this is a seminal text from an internationally renowned author. Inhaltsverzeichnis What in the World Is Going On? Part I: The Changing Contours of the Global Economy The Centre of Gravity Shifts: Transforming the Geographies of the Global Economy Part II: Processes of Global Shift Tangled Webs: Unravelling Complexity in the Global Economy Technological Change: 'Gales of Creative Destruction' Transnational Corporations: The Primary Movers and Shapers of the Global Economy The State Really Does Matter Part III: Winning and Losing in the Global Economy The Uneasy Relationship between TNCs and States: Dynamics of Conflict and Collaboration ¿Capturing Value¿ within Global Production Networks ¿Destroying Value¿? Environmental Impacts of Global Production Networks Winning and Losing: Where You Live Really Matters Making the World a Better Place Part IV: The Picture in Different Sectors ¿Making Holes in the Ground¿: The Extractive Industries ¿We Are What We Eat¿: The Agro-Food Industries ¿Fabric-ating Fashion¿: The Clothing Industries ¿Wheels of Change¿: The Automobile Industry ¿Making the World Go Round¿: Advanced Business Services ¿Making the Connections, Moving the Goods¿: Logistics and Distribution Services ...
