Global Shift by Peter Dicken
Preoccupation with the `global′ is an emblematic feature of our time. While much of the literature is stronger on hype than on reality, the totally revised and updated Third Edition of Global Shift takes a more balanced view of globalization. It identifies both the massive changes that continue to transform the world economy and affect local communities across the globe, and the complex processes involved. It focuses on the interrelated actions of transnational corporations and states within a volatile technological environment. Richly illustrated with more than 200 specially designed figures and tables, this bestselling cross-disciplinary book provides a unique approach to one of the key issues of the new millennium.`Packed with facts and charts from case-study industry sectors, this book shows that globalization is not a bulldozer sweeping all before it′ - Community Affairs Briefing
`This is no mere update of the second edition, but involves a significant rethink of the nature of globalization and the processes impelling it, as well as new case studies.. Global Shift is written in a very accessible style and is to be highly recommended′ - Environment and Planning A
`This is a highly impressive book.... It is more than just a very good undergraduate text. It is an important contribution to economic geography in its own right. It is a remarkable work of synthesis, drawing together a wide range of materials to present a coherent and lucid explanation of the process of "global shift", which is "a shorthand term to encompass the whole set of internationalization and globalization processes"′ - Progress in Human Geography
`Global Shift is an excellent state of the art examination of trends in the world economy, debunking some of the myths associated with globalization′ - Andrew Cumbers, Department of Geography, University of Aberdeen
`This book is a mine of useful information and stimulating ideas. If there is a book for undergraduate courses on globalization and uneven development, this is it!′ - Brian Hoyle, Department of Geography, University of Southampton
`This is a genuinely new edition of the most useful textbook presently available on the global economy. The graphics are of great value for teaching and the coverage of theories and concepts is clear and fair-minded′ - Leslie Sklair, Department of Sociology, London School of Economics
`Reflecting the many ways our understanding of globalization has changed and become more sophisticated, the Third Edition of Global Shift, like its predecessors, is an invaluable text for undergraduate classes. No other book on the market contains as much information and clear-headed thinking about the global economy′ - Gary Gereffi, Department of Sociology, Duke University
`A first-rate eminently readable work, with an unique blend of empirical and conceptual material and an analytical depth rarely achieved in textbooks′ - John Holmes, Department of Geography, Queen′s University, Kingston, Ontario
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| ISBN 13 | 9781853963674 |
| ISBN 10 | 1853963674 |
| Title | Global Shift |
| Author | Peter Dicken |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Sage Publications Ltd |
| Year published | 1998-02-28 |
| Number of pages | 512 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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