Students in geography, management, international business studies, economics, sociology, political science, and international relations; researchers, policymakers, and professionals interested in the global economy. Serves as a core text in advanced undergraduate- and graduate-level courses.
Peter Dicken is Emeritus Professor of Economic Geography in the School of Environment and Development at the University of Manchester, UK. He has held visiting academic appointments at universities and research institutes in Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Mexico, Singapore, Sweden, and the United States, and lectured in many other countries throughout Europe and Asia. He is an Academician of the Social Sciences, is a recipient of the Victoria Medal of the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers), and holds an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Uppsala, Sweden.