Global Shift: Transforming the World Economy

By P. Dicken. 2000

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A New Geo-Economy PART ONE: PATTERNS OF GLOBAL SHIFT Introduction A Brief Historical Perspective The Global Economic Map Trends in Production, Trade and Investment PART TWO: PROCESSES OF GLOBAL SHIFT Introduction Traditional Explanations and the Need for a New Approach 'The State Is Dead ... Long Live the State' National Variations in Policy Stance Technology The 'Great Growling Engine of Change' Transnational Corporations The Primary 'Movers and Shapers' of the Global Economy 'Webs of Enterprise' Transnational Corporations within Networks of Relationships Dynamics of Conflict and Collaboration 'Both Transnational Corporations and/f003 /f001States Matter' PART THREE: GLOBAL SHIFT: THE PICTURE IN DIFFERENT SECTORS Introduction The Choice of Case-Study Sectors 'Fabric-ating Fashion' The Textiles and Clothing Industries 'Wheels of Change' The Automobile Industry 'Chips and Screens' The Electronics Industries 'Making the World Go Round' The Internationalization of Services PART FOUR: STRESSES AND STRAINS OF ADJUSTMENT TO GLOBAL SHIFT Introduction A Summary Perspective Making a Living in the Global Economy Issues of Global Governance

Subfields: Economics and Econometrics

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