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_q(paperback)
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040 _aUKWOH
_beng
_erda
_cUKWOH
082 7 4 _a338.09051
_223
_bD548
084 _a83.40
_2bcl
100 1 _aDicken, Peter,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aGlobal shift :
_bmapping the changing contours of the world economy /
_cPeter Dicken.
250 _aSeventh edition.
264 1 _aLos Angeles, California :
_bSAGE,
_c2015.
300 _axxix, 618 pages :
_billustrations (colour), maps (colour) ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aWhat in the world is going on? -- The changing contours of the global economy. The centre of gravity shifts : transforming the geographies of the global economy -- 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 -- Winning and losing in the global economy. The uneasy relationship between transnational corporations 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 -- The picture in different sectors. 'Making holes in the ground' : the extractive industries -- 'We are what we eat' : the Argo-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.
520 _aPeter Dicken's Global Shift has been the definitive work on economic globalization for almost 30 years now. It is a tried, trusted and unrivalled resource for undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers across the social sciences.
648 4 _a1900-1999
_2fast
650 4 _aIndustries
_xHistory
_y20th century.
655 7 _aHistory.
_2fast
776 0 8 _iebook version:
_z9781473911055
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