Multinational corporations and the Third World / / edited by C.J. Dixon, D. Drakakis-Smith and H.D. Watts

• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (225 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.8881724
• Soggetto topico: International business enterprises - Developing countries
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: DixonC. J (Chris J.) Drakakis-SmithD. W WattsH. D
• Note generali: First published in 1986 by Routledge.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 Asia ; Chapter 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
• Sommario/riassunto: This 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Multinational corporations and the Third World
• ISBN: 1-283-94188-0; 0-203-07718-0; 1-135-12998-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462812303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge Library Editions: International Business