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Record Nr.

UNINA9911019288103321

Titolo

The handbook of global companies / / edited by John Mikler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester [England], : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2013

ISBN

9781118326145 (electronic book)

9781118326121

1118326121

9781118326169

1118326164

9781118326152

1118326156

9781299402195

1299402194

9781118326145

1118326148

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxii, 522 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Collana

Handbooks of global policy

Altri autori (Persone)

MiklerJohn

Disciplina

322/.3

Soggetti

International business enterprises - Political aspects

Business and politics

International relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Locating global companies -- pt. 2. Global companies and power -- pt. 3. Global companies and the state -- pt. 4. Global companies and international organizations -- pt. 5. Global companies and society -- pt. 6. The exercise and limitations of private global governance.

Sommario/riassunto

The Handbook of Global Companies brings together original research addressing the latest theories and empirical analysis surrounding the role of global companies in local, national, and international governance. Offers new insights into the role of global companies in relation to policy and governance at local, national, and international levelsBrings together newly-commissioned research by a global team of established and up-and-coming scholars from the fields of



international relations, political science, public policy, and beyondConsiders the environme