competition and change

CALL FOR PAPERS

                               COMPETITION & CHANGE
                the journal of global business and political economy




                                   Free Sample Available
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The editors, Jeffrey Henderson (University of Manchester, UK) and
Richard
P.
Appelbaum (University of California, Santa Barbara) would like to
encourage
you to submit a paper to _Competition & Change: The Journal of Global
Competition
and Political Economy_.

_Competition & Change_ is a new journal that examines the changing
nature
of
business organization in a highly competitive global economy. The
journal
draws on recent scholarship in business economics, political
economy, organizational sociology, economic geography, international
relations
and developmental studies to explore the interplay of economic,
political
and
social forces contributing to global integration and regional
fragmentation.

_Competition & Change_ seeks to:

* Promote an understanding of the evolving processes of global
competition, and
their impact on the changing organizational structure of business and
economies.
* Understand more comprehensively the interplay of globalizing and
localizing
forces in the world economy, as they     contribute to the geographic
extension of business and the intensification of uneven development.
* Create an understanding of the interrelationships between the dynamics

of
global competition and the social, economic, political, and
environmental
conditions throughout the world.
* Discuss matters of business strategy and its relation to political
initiatives at regional, national, and local levels.
* Explore the geo-political implications of economic transformation as a

global
phenomenon. It will feature articles on such issues as organizational
and
technological innovation; the emergence and impact of
international regulatory frameworks; national and regional economic
policy;
labor conditions and standards; the local impacts of global competition;

the
role of corporate and national cultures; the
geo-politics of economic transformation; the dynamics of economic and
business
organizations; the future of the manufacturing industry; transnational
corporations; commodity chains and the changing
international division of labor; globalization and the future of the
nation
state.


A Selection of Recent Papers
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* The Hinge of History: Turbulence and Transformation in the World
Economy,
Richard P. Appelbaum and Jeffrey Henderson (1.1, 1995)
* The State and the Global: Notes Towards a Conception of Place-Centered

Governance,  Saskia Sassen (1,1, 1995)
* The Geographic Foundations of Industrial Performance,  Allen J. Scott
(1.1,
1995)
* Corporate Coalitions and Industrial Restructuring: Explaining Regional

Trade
Agreements,  Ronald W. Cox (1.1, 1995)
* Can the West Survive?  Nigel Harris (1.2, 1995)
Art in Economy: How Aesthetics and Design Build Los Angeles, Harvey
Molotch
(1.2, 1995)
* Development of the Semiconductor Industry in Korea: A Stepping Stone
to
Join
the Ranks of Core Countries? Soohyun Chon (1.3, 1996)
* Globalization and Forms of Capitalism: Conceptualizations and the
Search for
Synergies  Jeffrey Henderson (1.4, 1996)
* Business Systems and Global Commodity Chains: Competing or
Complementary Forms
of Economic Organization?  Richard Whitley (1.4, 1996)
* Global Commodity Chains: New Forms of Coordination and Control Among
Nations
and Firms in International Industries  Gary Gereffi (1.4, 1996)
* Globalization and Economic Convergence  Lane Kenworthy (2.1, 1997)
* Political Economy and the Social Organization of Economic Activity: A
* Synthesis of Neo-Institutional and Labour Process Analyses  Chris
Warhurst
(2.1, 1997)
* Bilateral Economic Relations in a Global Political Economy: Australia
and
Japan by Mark Beeson (2.2, 1997)
* The Real Crisis of Silicon Valley: A Retrospective Perspective by
Manuel
Castells (3 1/2, 1998)

** Special Issue **
"Globalization, Innovative and Regional Development: Essays in Memory of

Richard Gordon". Edited by Linda Kimball and Martin Carnoy (3 1/2, 1998)



Submissions
*************

Papers should be typed with double spacing and wide margins (3 cm) and
four
copies submitted to:

Jeffrey Henderson
Manchester School of Business
University of Manchester
Booth Street West
Manchester M15 6PB
United Kingdom

***  NOTES FOR CONTRIBUTORS CAN BE FOUND AT:
http://www.gbhap.com/Competition_and_Change/  ***


Editorial Board
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Samir Amin, Senegal.  Alice H. Amsden, USA.  Robert Boyer, France.
Martin Carnoy, USA.  Manuel Castells, USA.  Edward K.Y. Chen, Hong Kong.



Peter Dicken, UK.  Yves L. Doz, France.  Gary Gereffi, USA. Anthony
Giddens, UK. Gary Hamilton, USA. Domenico Mario Nuti, Italy.  Pang Eng
Fong, Singapore.  Michael E. Porter, USA.  Saskia Sassen, USA.  Allen J.



Scott, USA.  Kyoko Sheridan, Australia.  Barbara Stallings, Chile.  Ivan



Szelenyi, USA. Robert Wade, USA. Richard Whitley, UK


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Harwood Academic Publishers
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United Kingdom
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_Competition & Change: The Journal of Business and Political Economy_
ISSN: 1024-5294. Volume 4 (1999)

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Book Programme
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Harwood Academic welcomes book publishing proposals and manuscripts for
books in the area of _Competition & Change_. Strong and cohesive edited
collections are also sought. Please contact Gerard Greenway,
Commissioning Editor for the Social Sciences at
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