LEADER 03573nam 2200649 a 450 001 9910454428803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-06624-2 010 $a9786612066245 010 $a0-253-00069-6 035 $a(CKB)1000000000702863 035 $a(EBL)415344 035 $a(OCoLC)437093601 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000312198 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11205916 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000312198 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10331071 035 $a(PQKB)10722637 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC415344 035 $a(OCoLC)567909401 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse16819 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL415344 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10276613 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL206624 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000702863 100 $a20080124d2008 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe UN and transnational corporations$b[electronic resource] $efrom code of conduct to global compact /$fTagi Sagafi-nejad, in collaboration with John H. Dunning ; foreword by Howard V. Perlmutter 210 $aBloomington $cIndiana University Press$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (313 p.) 225 1 $aUnited Nations Intellectual History Project 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-253-22012-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [223]-259) and index. 327 $aCover; Contents; List of Boxes, Figures, and Tables; Series Editors' Foreword; Foreword by Howard V. Perlmutter; Preface and Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Ideas and Institutions Relevant to Foreign Investment and TNCs Prior to World War II; 2 The Early Post-World War II Era: From the Golden Years of FDI to the Incipient Rise of Economic Nationalism; 3 The 1970's: Gathering Storm; 4 The Group of Eminent Persons: The Eye of the Hurricane; 5 The Commission and the Centre: New York Years, 1974-1992; 6 From New York to Geneva: The UNCTAD Years 327 $a7 The World Investment Report Series: 1991-20078 Other Members of the UN Galaxy: The Constellation; 9 The Legacy and the Future; Notes; Appendix 1: Organizational Diagram of UNCTCat Its Inception, 1974; Appendix 2: From New York (UNCTC)to Geneva (DITE): Leadership; Index; About the Authors; About the United Nations Intellectual History Project 330 $aAre transnational corporations (TNCs) and foreign direct investment beneficial or harmful to societies around the world? Since the birth of the United Nations more than 60 years ago, these questions have been major issues of interest and involvement for UN institutions. What have been the key ideas generated by the UN about TNCs and their relations with nation-states? How have these ideas evolved and what has been their impact? This book examines the history of UN engagement with TNCs, including the... 410 0$aUnited Nations intellectual history project (Series) 606 $aInternational business enterprises$xSocial aspects 606 $aInvestments, Foreign$xSocial aspects 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aInternational business enterprises$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aInvestments, Foreign$xSocial aspects. 676 $a338.8/8 700 $aSagafi-nejad$b Tagi$f1941-$01045744 701 $aDunning$b John H$0106185 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454428803321 996 $aThe UN and transnational corporations$92472209 997 $aUNINA