Global shift : mapping the changing contours of the world economy / Peter Dicken.

CONTENT

I. The Shifting Contours of the Global Economy
1. Questioning "Globalization"

2. Global Shift: The Changing Global Economic Map

II. Processes of Global Shift
3. Technological Change: "Gales of Creative Destruction"

4. Transnational Corporations: The Primary "Movers and Shapers" of the Global Economy

5. "Webs of Enterprise": The Geography of Transnational Production Networks

6. "The State Is Dead…Long Live the State"

7. "Doing It Their Way": Variations in State Economic Policies

8. Dynamics of Conflict and Collaboration:

The Uneasy Relationship Between TNCs and States

III. The Picture in Different Sectors
9. "Fabric-ating Fashion": The Clothing Industries

10. "Wheels of Change": The Automobile Industry

11. "Chips with Everything": The Semiconductor Industry

12. "We Are What We Eat": The Agro-Food Industries

13. "Making the World Go Round": Financial Services

14. "Making the Connections, Moving the Goods":

The Logistics and Distribution Industries

IV. Winning and Losing in the Global Economy
15. Winning and Losing: An Introduction

16. Good or Bad? Evaluating the Impact of TNCs
on Home and Host Economies

17. Making a Living in Developed Countries:
Where Will the Jobs Come From?

18. Making a Living in Developing Countries: Sustaining Growth, Enhancing Equity, Ensuring Survival

19. Making the World a Better Place

Includes bibliographical references (p. [555]-583) and index.