Global Shift
Seventh Edition
Mapping the Changing Contours of the World Economy

Peter Dicken



The definitive text on globalization, this book provides an accessible, jargon-free analysis of how the world economy works and its effects on people and places. Peter Dicken synthesizes the latest ideas and empirical data to blaze a clear path through the thicket of globalization processes and debates. The book highlights the dynamic interactions among transnational corporations, nations, and other key players, and their role in shaping the uneven contours of development. Mapping the changing centers of gravity of the global economy, Dicken presents in-depth case studies of six major industries. Now in full color throughout, the text features 228 figures. Companion websites for students and instructors offer extensive supplemental resources, including author videos, applied case studies with questions, lecture notes with PowerPoint slides, discipline-specific suggested further reading for each chapter, and interactive flashcards.

New to This Edition:
• Every chapter thoroughly revised and updated.
• All 228 figures (now in color) are new or redesigned.
• Addresses the ongoing fallout from the recent global financial crisis.
• Discussions of timely topics: tax avoidance and corporate social responsibility; global problems of unemployment, poverty, and inequality; environmental degradation; the Eurozone crisis; and more.
• Enhanced online resources for instructors and students.

table of contents

1. What in the World Is Going On?

I. The Changing Contours of the Global Economy
2. The Centre of Gravity Shifts: Transforming the Geographies of the Global Economy

II. Processes of Global Shift
3. Tangled Webs: Unravelling Complexity in the Global Economy
4. Technological Change: ‘Gales of Creative Destruction’
5. Transnational Corporations: The Primary ‘Movers and Shapers’ of the Global Economy
6. The State Really Does Matter

III. Winning and Losing in the Global Economy
7. The Uneasy Relationship Between Transnational Corporations and States: Dynamics of Conflict and Collaboration
8. ‘Capturing Value’ Within Global Production Networks
9. ‘Destroying Value’? Environmental Impacts of Global Production Networks
10. Winning and Losing: Where You Live Really Matters
11. Making the World a Better Place

IV. The Picture in Different Sectors
12. ‘Making Holes in the Ground’: The Extractive Industries
13. ‘We Are What We Eat’: The Agro-food Industries
14. ‘Fabric-ating Fashion’: The Clothing Industries
15. ‘Wheels of Change’: The Automobile Industry
16. ‘Making the World Go Round’: Advanced Business Services
17. ‘Making the Connections, Moving the Goods’: Logistics and Distribution Services



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