This text aims to stimulate interest in a knowledge and understanding of the processes and outcomes of contemporary issues in global economic change. The focus of the text is based upon a thematic structure to encourage students to move away from a strictly linear scheme. This is achieved through virtually discrete sections housing a range of interrelated key concepts, supported by critiques of contemporary debates and case studies of concrete contemporary examples. The structure of the book is based upon a dual edged approach, provided by stand alone sections and guided pathways across sections to provide a portfolio of links and relationships surrounding a particular chosen topic.