LEADER 03365oam 2200553 450 001 9910818828603321 005 20240131143130.0 010 $a1-135-12997-5 010 $a1-283-94188-0 010 $a0-203-07718-0 010 $a1-135-12998-3 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203077184 035 $a(OCoLC)828735310 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL8PPV 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000315473 100 $a20140820d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aMultinational corporations and the third world /$fedited by C.J. Dixon, D. Drakakis-Smith and H.D. Watts 210 1$aAbingdon, Oxon :$cRoutledge,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (xii, 200 pages) 225 0 $aRoutledge library editions. International business ;$vv. 11 300 $aFirst published in 1986 by Routledge. 311 $a0-415-75198-5 311 $a0-415-65729-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aMULTINATIONAL 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 Asia 327 $aChapter 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 Index 330 $aThis book is a comprehensive study of the role of multinational corporations in the economies of the Third World. It begins by providing a comprehensive overview of the activities of multinational corporations and the main areas of research and debate. It goes on to discuss specific sociological, developmental and material effects on Third World countries resulting from involvement with multinational corporations. It includes case studies detailing the mid-twentieth century history and probable effects of specific multinational corporations' involvement in Third World countries. 410 0$aRoutledge library editions.$pInternational business ;$vv. 11. 606 $aInternational business enterprises 606 $aInternational business enterprises$zDeveloping countries 606 $aInternational business enterprises$xInformation services 615 0$aInternational business enterprises. 615 0$aInternational business enterprises 615 0$aInternational business enterprises$xInformation services. 676 $a338.8881724 702 $aDixon$b C. J. 702 $aDrakakis-Smith$b D. 702 $aWatts$b H. D. 801 0$bMiFhGG 801 1$bMiFhGG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910818828603321 996 $aMultinational corporations and the third world$91280624 997 $aUNINA