The UN and transnational corporations [[electronic resource] ] : from code of conduct to global compact / / Tagi Sagafi-nejad, in collaboration with John H. Dunning ; foreword by Howard V. Perlmutter
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Sagafi-nejad Tagi <1941->
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| Titolo: |
The UN and transnational corporations [[electronic resource] ] : from code of conduct to global compact / / Tagi Sagafi-nejad, in collaboration with John H. Dunning ; foreword by Howard V. Perlmutter
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| Pubblicazione: | Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (313 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 338.8/8 |
| Soggetto topico: | International business enterprises - Social aspects |
| Investments, Foreign - Social aspects | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Altri autori: |
DunningJohn H
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-259) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; 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 |
| 7 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 | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Are 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... |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The UN and transnational corporations |
| ISBN: | 1-282-06624-2 |
| 9786612066245 | |
| 0-253-00069-6 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910454428803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
United Nations intellectual history project (Series)