TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dicken,Peter
TI  - Global shift: mapping the changing contours of the world economy 
SN  - 9781593854362 (alk. paper)
U1  - 338.09051 DIC 22
PY  - 2007///
CY  - New York
PB  - Guilford Press
KW  - Industries
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - International economic relations
KW  - International business enterprises
KW  - Economic policy
KW  - Globalization
KW  - Economic aspects
KW  - Technological innovations
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [555]-583) and index; Questioning 'globalization' -- Global shift : the changing global economic map -- Technological change : 'gales of creative destruction' -- Transnational corporations : the primary 'movers and shapers' of the global economy -- 'Webs of enterprise' : the geography of transnational production networks -- 'The state is dead-- long live the state' -- 'Doing it their way' : variations in state economic policies -- Dynamics of conflict and collaboration : the uneasy relationship between TNCs and states -- 'Fabric-ating fashion' : the clothing industries -- 'Wheels of change' : the automobile industry -- 'Chips with everything' : the semiconductor industry -- 'We are what we eat' : the agro-food industries -- 'Making the world go round' : financial services -- 'Making the connections, moving the goods' : the logistics and distribution industries -- Winning and losing : an introduction -- Good or bad? evaluating the impact of TNCs on home and host economies -- Making a living in developed countries : where will the jobs come from? -- Making a living in developing countries : sustaining growth, enhancing equity, ensuring survival -- Making the world a better place
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0701/2006030433-t.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0705/2006030433-b.html
ER  -