The Geography of Multinationals : Studies in the Spatial Development and Economic Consequences of Multinational Corporations.
The volume is divided into two parts. In the first each of the chapters considers a particular aspect of the problem of how multinational corporations have developed. In the second part the chapters consider different aspects of the economic and social impacts of these corporations. The common theme...
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Language: | English |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2013.
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Series: | Routledge library editions. International business ;
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Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; The Geography ofMultinationals; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Part One: the Spatial Development Sequences of Multinational Corporations; 1 Introctuction; 2. Models of Corporate Development and the Multinational Corporation; 3. Testing Dependency Theory: a Case Study of Brazil's Electrical Industry; 4. The Inter-regional Distribution of West German Multinationals in The United Kingdom; 5. The Changing International Division of Labour Within ICI; 6. The Geographical Pattern of the Australian Trading Banks' Overseas Representation.
- Part Two: the Geographical Ramifications of Multinational Corporations7. Introduction; 8. The Impact of Multinational Corporations on the Spatial Organisation of Developed Nations:; 9. Multinationals and Industrialisation in a Developing Economy: the Case of Nigeria; 10. Multinational Corporations in Southern Africa: a Spatial Perspective; 11. The Role of Acquisition in the Spatial Distribution of the Foreign Manufacturing Sector in the United Kingdom; 12. International Tourism and Multinational Corporations in the Pacific: the Case of Fiji; 13. International Capital, International Culture.
- ReferencesNotes on Contributors; Subject Index; Company Index; Author Index.