2. What choices do firms face when expanding beyond their home location? Consider different theories and practices of TNCs/MNCs and global production networks, drawing upon empirical evidence as appropriate.

3. What impact do global networks of production have upon the locations that they touch down in? Consider potential costs and benefits related to the location of different activities and flows of finance, goods and knowledge.

4. What is “innovation” and how does it impact on businesses ability to be competitive at global level?

5. Is it fair to say that nations are in competition due to globalisation? Consider potential dimensions of competition and why they are contested.

6. To what extent does economic globalisation, in particular the globalisation of finance, lead to higher macroeconomic instability and/or stronger inequality in the levels of GDP per capita around the world?