Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-304) and index.
Contents
Introduction. Shock waves -- 1. The old West : running from Japan -- 2 China and the global moment : Clinton's counterstroke -- 3. Our world : America's system in transition -- 4. Thinking in links : the logistics revolution -- 5. Assets backwards : outsourcing and the arbitrage firm -- 6. The great consolidation : of scope & scale -- 7. The virtual moment : the snap-together world -- 8. Warnings unheeded : risk vs. reward -- 9. Rent and rending : stretch to the limit? -- Conclusion. Our global commons : whose rules?