Global Shift: Reshaping the Global Economic Map in the 21st Century - Softcover

 
9781572308992: Global Shift: Reshaping the Global Economic Map in the 21st Century
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ISBN 10: 1572308990 ISBN 13: 9781572308992

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Text discusses the idea that there has been a fundamental redrawing of the global economic map. Analyzes the processes of shaping and reshaping this global map, and identifies their major impacts on the economic well-being of people and places occupying different positions within the global economic system. Softcover, hardcover available. DLC: Industries--History--20th century.

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Peter Dicken is Professor of Economic Geography at the University of Manchester, UK. He has held visiting appointments at universities, research institutes, and business schools in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, and Sweden. He is an Academician of Learned Societies in the Social Sciences. He has served as a consultant to UNCTAD and to numerous other public and private organizations.

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Preface 1. Introduction I. The Shifting Contours of the Geo-Economy 2. A New Geo-Economy 3. The Changing Global Economic Map II. Processes of Global Shift 4. Technology: The "Great Growling Engine of Change" 5. "The State is Dead...Long Live the State" 6. Doing Things Differently: Variations in State Economic Policies 7. Transnational Corporations: The Primary "Movers" and "Shapers" of the Global Economy 8. "Webs of Enterprise": The Geography of Transnational Production Networks 9. Dynamics of Conflict and Collaboration: Both Transnational Corporations and States Matter III. Global Shift: The Picture in Different Sectors 10. "Fabric-ating Fashion": The Textiles and Garments Industries 11. "Wheels of Change": The Automobile Industry 12. "Chips with Everything": The Semiconductor Industry 13. "Making the World Go Round": The Financial Services Industries 14. "Making the Connections, Selling the Goods": The Distribution Industries IV. Winners and Losers in the Global Economy 15. Winners and Losers: An Overview 16. Making a Living in Developed Countries: Where Will the Jobs Come from? 17. Making a Living in Developing Countries: Sustaining Growth, Enhancing Equity, Ensuring Survival 18. Making the World a Better Place

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1705
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Englisch
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9781572308992
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