Global Shift just keeps on getting better. There is no other source that gives you the full story on globalization in such a fluent and authoritative way. Not just recommended but essential - Nigel Thrift, Vice-Chancellor, The University of Warwick Impressive in the extent of empirical research, Global Shift successfully captures the historical continuities and basic changes marking the world economy. Peter Dickens new edition is a vividly written guide to globalizing processes - James H. Mittelman, Professor, School of International Service, American University, Washington, DC With this edition of Global Shift, Professor Dicken confirms his mastery as one of the preeminent authorities in the study of globalization. If you wish to explore beyond "flatland", I cant recommend a better source - Professor William E. Halal, George Washington University A comprehensive, balanced, thorough, interdisciplinary review of one of the critical issues of our time. A must for anyone interested in globalization - Stephen J. Kobrin, University of Pennsylvania The fifth edition of Global Shift is now completely revised and updated using the latest available sources. Every chapter has been extensively rewritten to take into account not just new empirical developments but to incorporate new ideas on production, distribution, and consumption in the global economy. The standard work on globalization provides " the most comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of economic globalization available " a clear guide to how the global economy is transformed by: transnational corporations; states and interest groups; and technology " detailed literature review that explains different theories of economic globalization in the larger context of a descriptive account of newly industrialising economies " sectoral case studies - with a new case study on agro-food industries - which illustrate diverse processes of globalization " new material on social movements, governance, environment, and alternative economic systems Extensive use of graphics, lack of jargon, clear definition of terms, makes Global Shift the key resource on economic globalization in the social science literature. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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Titel: Global Shift: Mapping the Changing Contours of the World Economy
Verlag: SAGE Publications Inc, United States, Thousand Oaks
Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
Sprache: Englisch
ISBN-10: 1412929555
ISBN-13: 9781412929554
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Very Good
Gewicht: 1161 Gramm

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′Global Shift just keeps on getting better. There is no other source that gives you the full story on globalization in such a fluent and authoritative way. Not just recommended but essential′ - Nigel Thrift, Vice-Chancellor, The University of Warwick

′Impressive in the extent of empirical research, Global Shift successfully captures the historical continuities and basic changes marking the world economy. Peter Dicken′s new edition is a vividly written guide to globalizing processes′ - James H. Mittelman, Professor, School of International Service, American University, Washington, DC

′With this edition of Global Shift, Professor Dicken confirms his mastery as one of the preeminent authorities in the study of globalization. If you wish to explore beyond "flatland", I can′t recommend a better source′ - Professor William E. Halal, George Washington University

′A comprehensive, balanced, thorough, interdisciplinary review of one of the critical issues of our time. A must for anyone interested in globalization′ - Stephen J. Kobrin, University of Pennsylvania

The fifth edition of Global Shift is now completely revised and updated using the latest available sources. Every chapter has been extensively rewritten to take into account not just new empirical developments but to incorporate new ideas on production, distribution, and consumption in the global economy.

The standard work on globalization provides

" the most comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of economic globalization available

" a clear guide to how the global economy is transformed by: transnational corporations; states and interest groups; and technology

" detailed literature review that explains different theories of economic globalization in the larger context of a descriptive account of newly industrialising economies

" sectoral case studies - with a new case study on agro-food industries - which illustrate diverse processes of globalization

" new material on social movements, governance, environment, and alternative economic systems

Extensive use of graphics, lack of jargon, clear definition of terms, makes Global Shift the key resource on economic globalization in the social science literature

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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.

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