1.What in the world is going on? --
2.The changing contours of the global economy. The centre of gravity shifts : transforming the geographies of the global economy -
3.Processes of global shift. 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 --
7.Winning and losing in the global economy. The uneasy relationship between transnational corporations and states : dynamics of 8.conflict and collaboration --
9.Capturing value' within global production networks --
10.Destroying value? environmental impacts of global production networks --
11.Winning and losing : where you live really matters --
12.Making the world a better place --
13.The picture in different sectors. 'Making holes in the ground' : the extractive industries --
14.We are what we eat' : the Argo-food industries --
15.Fabric-ating fashion' : the clothing industries --
16.Wheels of change' : the automobile industry --
17.Making the world go round' : advanced business services --
18.Making the connections, moving the goods' : logistics and distribution services.

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