| ISBN | 9781446282106 |
| Call Number | HD2321 .D53 2015 |
| Author | Dicken, Peter. (3) |
| Title | Global shift : mapping the changing contours of the world economy / Peter Dicken. |
| Edition | 7th edition. |
| Imprint | Thousand Oaks, CA : SAGE, 2015. |
| Physical | xvii, 617 p. : ill ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references (p. 566-596) and index. |
| Content | 1. What in the world is going on ? -- 2. The centre of gravity shifts: transforming the geographies of the global economy -- 3. Tangled webs: unravelling complexity in the global economy -- 4. Technological change: 'gales of creative edestruction' -- 5. Transnational corporations: the primary 'movers and shapers' of the global economy -- 6. The state really does matter -- 7. The uneasy relationship between transnational corporations and states: dynamics of conflict and collaboration -- 8. 'Capturing value' within global production networks -- 9. Destroying value ? Environmental impacts of global production networks -- 10. Winning and losing: Where you live really matters -- 11. Making the world a better place -- 12. 'Making holes in the ground': the extractive industries -- 13. 'We are What we eat': The agro-food industries -- 14. 'Fabric-ating fashion': The clothing industries -- 15. 'Wheels of change': the automobile industry -- 16. 'Making the world go round': advanced business services -- 17. 'Making the connections, moving the goods': logistics and distribution services. |
| Subject | Industries -- History -- 20th century. (2) |
| | International economic relations. (33) |
| | Economic policy. (23) |
| | Economic geography. (2) |
| | Globalization -- Economic aspects. (16) |
| Holding | LIC |
