03365oam 2200553 450 991081882860332120240131143130.01-135-12997-51-283-94188-00-203-07718-01-135-12998-310.4324/9780203077184 (OCoLC)828735310(MiFhGG)GVRL8PPV(EXLCZ)99267000000031547320140820d2013 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrMultinational corporations and the third world /edited by C.J. Dixon, D. Drakakis-Smith and H.D. WattsAbingdon, Oxon :Routledge,2013.1 online resource (xii, 200 pages)Routledge library editions. International business ;v. 11First published in 1986 by Routledge.0-415-75198-5 0-415-65729-6 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS AND THE THIRD WORLD; Copyright; Multinational Corporations and the Third World; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Preface; Abbreviations used in the text; Introduction; Chapter 1 The Multinationals: Spearhead or Spectre?; Chapter 2 Multinationals and the Exploitation of Non-Renewable Resources; Chapter 3 Multinationals and Restructuring in Latin America; Chapter 4 Arming the Third World: The Role of the Multinational Corporation; Chapter 5 The New International Division of Labour and American Semiconductor Production in Southeast AsiaChapter 6 Multinational Corporations and the Triple Alliance in Latin AmericaChapter 7 Multinational Corporations, the State and Indigenous Beer Production in Central Africa; Chapter 8 Multinational Resource Corporations, Nationalization and Diminished Viability: Caribbean Plantations, Mines and Oilfields in the 1970s; Notes on Contributors; Subject Index; Company Index; Author IndexThis 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.Routledge library editions.International business ;v. 11.International business enterprisesInternational business enterprisesDeveloping countriesInternational business enterprisesInformation servicesInternational business enterprises.International business enterprisesInternational business enterprisesInformation services.338.8881724Dixon C. J.Drakakis-Smith D.Watts H. D.MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910818828603321Multinational corporations and the third world1280624UNINA