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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812193603321

Titolo

The multinational enterprise / / edited by John H. Dunning

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-135-13407-3

1-283-97318-9

0-203-07780-6

1-135-13408-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (368 pages)

Collana

Routledge library editions. International business ; ; v. 14

Disciplina

338.88

Soggetti

International business enterprises

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1971 by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. The multinational enterprise : some general considerations -- pt. 2. Labour and the multinational enterprise -- pt. 3. Trade and the balance of payments -- pt. 4. Direct foreign investment and the less-developed countries -- pt. 5. Governments and the multinational enterprise -- pt. 6. The multinational company in Europe -- pt. 7. Summary and conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

The book focuses on the major environmental implications stemming from the growth of the multinational enterprise in a multiple currency world; the international transfer of technology; industrial relations and labour utilization in foreign-owned firms in the UK; multinational companies and trade union interests; foreign direct investment, the balance of payments and trade flows; the multinational enterprise and developing countries; government policy alternatives and the problem of international sharing and a case study of a multinational enterprise in Europe. A survey of the background to