Access to Geography: Globalisation provides students with an in-depth and current understanding of the issues and themes that define the topic. Opening with coverage of the global economy, the author assesses globalisation and changing economic activity, the impact that trans-national corporations have had on countries and regions, the role newly industrialized countries in the global economy and the likely nature of the world's economy in the future. The study guide provides a firm base for developing skills required by the AS and A level specifications.