Global Shift: The Internationalization of Economic ActivityThis book identifies both the massive changes that continue to transform the world economy and affect local communities across the globe, and also the complex processes involved. It focuses on the interrelated actions of transnational corporations and states within a volatile technological envoronment. Examples are drawn from all parts of the world to illustrate this diversity of globalizing processes. |
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of economic activities | 3 |
PROCESSES OF GLOBAL SHIFT | 7 |
aggregate trends in global | 16 |
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Asian Asian NICs assembly automobile industry banks capital cent Chapter clothing industries companies competition complex components concentration consumer electronics developed market economies developing countries domestic dominant East and South economic activity employment especially European Figure financial services foreign direct investment foreign investment GATT geographical global economy global shifts growth Hong Kong host country host economy important increased increasingly industrialized countries integrated international trade internationalization involved Japan labour force Latin America major Malaysia manufactured exports manufacturing investment million newly industrializing countries North America OECD operations overseas direct investment overseas investment particular plants policies regional relatively sectors semiconductor share significant Singapore Single European Market small number sogo shosha Source South East Asia South Korea specific strategy subcontracting substantial Table Taiwan textiles and clothing transnational corporations transnational investment UNCTC United Kingdom United States TNCs West Germany Western Europe world economy