The definitive text on globalization, this book provides an accessible, jargon-free analysis of how the world economy works and its effects on people and places. Peter Dicken synthesizes the latest ideas and empirical data to blaze a clear path through the thicket of globalization processes and debates. The book highlights the dynamic interactions among transnational corporations, nations, and other key players, and their role in shaping the uneven contours of development. Mapping the changing centers of gravity of the global economy, Dicken presents in-depth case studies of six major…mehr
The definitive text on globalization, this book provides an accessible, jargon-free analysis of how the world economy works and its effects on people and places. Peter Dicken synthesizes the latest ideas and empirical data to blaze a clear path through the thicket of globalization processes and debates. The book highlights the dynamic interactions among transnational corporations, nations, and other key players, and their role in shaping the uneven contours of development. Mapping the changing centers of gravity of the global economy, Dicken presents in-depth case studies of six major industries. Now in full color throughout, the text features 228 figures. Companion websites for students and instructors offer extensive supplemental resources, including author videos, applied case studies with questions, lecture notes with PowerPoint slides, discipline-specific suggested further reading for each chapter, and interactive flashcards. New to This Edition: *Every chapter thoroughly revised and updated. *All 228 figures (now in color) are new or redesigned. *Addresses the ongoing fallout from the recent global financial crisis. *Discussions of timely topics: tax avoidance and corporate social responsibility; global problems of unemployment, poverty, and inequality; environmental degradation; the Eurozone crisis; and more. *Enhanced online resources for instructors and students."Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Peter Dicken, PhD, is Emeritus Professor of Economic Geography in the School of Environment and Development at the University of Manchester, United Kingdom. He has held visiting academic appointments at universities and research institutes in Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Mexico, Singapore, Sweden, and the United States, and lectured in many other countries throughout Europe and Asia. He is an Academician of the Social Sciences, is a recipient of the Victoria Medal of the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) and of the Centenary Medal of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society, and holds an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Uppsala, Sweden.
Inhaltsangabe
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
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
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No other book concerned with economic globalization was able to match earlier editions in either breadth or empirical richness, but this latest Global Shift 7e is a book whose time has truly come. Coined by Peter Dicken in the mid 1980s, the idea of a 'global shift' has now been propelled into wider circulation as the world grapples with the reality of a maturing Asian and other BRICs economies, and this latest edition is beyond authoritative in terms of its empirical depth and insight into this issue. Andrew Jones, Professor of Economic Geography
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