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Record Nr.

UNINA9910800039203321

Autore

Jenkins Rhys Owen <1948-, >

Titolo

Transnational corporations and uneven development : the internationalization of capital and the third world / / Rhys Jenkins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-135-13302-6

0-203-07765-2

1-299-16070-0

1-135-13303-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (229 pages)

Collana

Routledge library editions. International business ; ; v. 21

Disciplina

338.883

Soggetti

International business enterprises - Developing countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1987 by Routledge.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS AND UNEVEN DEVELOPMENT The Internationalization of Capital and the Third World; Copyright; TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS AND UNEVEN DEVELOPMENT The Internationalization of Capital and the Third World; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Series Editors' Preface; Preface; 1 Transnational corporations: significance and growth; 2 Theoretical perspectives on the transnational corporation; 3 Transnational corporations, competition and monopoly; 4 Transnational corporations and technology; 5 Capital flows, accumulation and the balance of payments

6 Transnational corporations and labour7 Transnational corporations and local capital in the Third World; 8 Transnational corporations and the state; 9 Conclusion: future prospects; Glossary; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Is the transnational coporation (TNC) an engine of growth capable of eliminating international economic inequalities or a major obstacle to development through a massive drain of surplus to advanced countries? This book presents five different perspectives on the role of TNCs: Neo-ClassicalGlobal ReachNeo-ImperialistNeo-FundamentalistInternationalization of capitalThe author looks at their effect on local labour and capital, and considers the future prospects



for TNC