• 1. Computing and Communications in the UK and France: Innovation, Regulation and Spatial Dynamics – An Introduction Philip Cooke 2. High Technology and Flexibility Olivier Weinstein 3. Accumulation and Organization in Computing and Communications Industries: A Regulationist Approach Frank Moulaert & Erik Swyngedouw 4. Globalization and Its Management in Computing and Communications Philip Cooke and Peter Wells 5. The Regional Patterns of Computing and Communications Industries in the UK and France Erik Swyngedouw, Martine Lemattre, Peter Wells 6. The Computer Hardware Industry in the 1980s: Technological Change, Competition and Structural Change Peter Wells & Philip Cooke 7. The Telecommunications Equipment Industry: The Great Transformation Olivier Weinstein 8. Services: The Bridge Between Computing and Communications Frank Moulaert 9. Global Localization in Computing and Communications: Conclusions Philip Cooke

‘(The authors) research a contemporary complex of themes with admirable theoretical and empirical depth and make a valubale contribution to industrial geography.’ Erdkunde ‘Essential reading for social scientists concerned for how high-tech industry is leading our world towards ever-increasing globalization.’ Environment and Planning