
Multinational Corporations and the Third World (RLE International Business)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 27. November 2012
Book
Hardback
200 pages
978-0-415-65729-7 (ISBN)
Description
This book is a comprehensive study of the role of multinational corporations in the economies of the Third World. It begins by providing a comprehensive overview of the activities of multinational corporations and the main areas of research and debate. It goes on to discuss specific sociological, developmental and material effects on Third World countries resulting from involvement with multinational corporations. It includes case studies detailing the mid-twentieth century history and probable effects of specific multinational corporations' involvement in Third World countries.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
General, Postgraduate, Professional, and Undergraduate
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
485 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-65729-7 (9780415657297)
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Chris Dixon | David Drakakis-Smith | H. Watts
Multinational Corporations and the Third World (RLE International Business)
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Chris Dixon | David Drakakis-Smith | H. Watts
Multinational Corporations and the Third World (RLE International Business)
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Chris Dixon | David Drakakis-Smith | H. Watts
Multinational Corporations and the Third World (RLE International Business)
E-Book
01/2013
1st Edition
Routledge
€31.49
Available for download
Persons
Chris J Dixon (Edited by) , David Drakakis-Smith (Edited by) , H Doug Watts (Edited by)
Content
List of Tables and Figures. Preface. Introduction C J Dixon, D Drakakis-Smith and H D Watts. 1. The Multinationals: Spearhead or Spectre? F E I Hamilton. 2. Multinationals and the Exploitation of Non-Renewable Resources G Manners. 3. Multinationals and Restructuring in Latin America S M Cunningham. 4. Arming the Third World: The Role of the Multinational Corporation S W Williams. 5. The new International Division of Labour and American Semiconductor Production in Southeast Asia J W Henderson. 6. Multinational Corporations and the Triple Alliance in Latin America R N Gwynne. 7. Multinational Corporations, The State and Indigenous Beer Production in Central Africa C M Rogerson and B A Tucker. 8. Multinational Resource Corporations, Nationalization and Diminished Viability: Caribbean Plantations, Mines and Oilfields in the 1970s R M Auty. Notes on Contributors. Indices.