Global Production Networks: Theorizing Economic Development in an Interconnected World

by Henry Wai Yeung, Neil M Coe, Henry Wai-Chung Yeung

Book Overview

Accelerating processes of economic globalization have fundamentally reshaped the organization of the global economy towards much greater integration and functional interdependence through cross-border economic activity. In this interconnected world system, a new form of economic organization has emerged: Global Production Networks (GPNs). This brings together a wide array of economic actors, most notably capitalist firms, state institutions, labour...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198703910
• ISBN13: 9780198703914
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.3"