GLOBAL SHIFT: TRANSFORMING THE WORLD ECONOMY by Dicken, Peter - 1998

Paul Chapman Publishing, 1998. Paperback. Very Good. This book must be regarded as both an interesting and very useful contribut ion to the study of the world economy' - "Asia Pacific Journal of Economics and Business " Packed with facts and charts from case-study industry sectors, this book sh ows that globalization is not a bulldozer sweeping all before it' - "Commun ity Affairs Briefing " This is no mere update of the second edition, but involves a significant re think of the nature of globalization and the processes impelling it, as wel l as new case studies..." "Global Shift is written in a very accessible sty le 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.