Transnational corporations and economic development : from internationalization to globalization /

Transnational corporations and economic development : from internationalization to globalization / edited by Ludo Cuyvers and Filip De Beule.

"This volume investigates the specific role of transnational corporations in the process of globalization and economic development. While it draws on a long history of academic research, it also shows new ways forward. It makes headway both in conceptual as well as in empirical terms. Topics co...

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Other Authors: Cuyvers, Ludo, 1945-, De Beule, Filip, 1970-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Subjects:
International business enterprises.
Investments, Foreign.
Globalization > Economic aspects.
Economic development.
International business enterprises > Developing countries.
Investments, Foreign > Developing countries.
Globalization > Economic aspects > Developing countries.
Developing countries > Economic conditions.
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Summary:"This volume investigates the specific role of transnational corporations in the process of globalization and economic development. While it draws on a long history of academic research, it also shows new ways forward. It makes headway both in conceptual as well as in empirical terms. Topics covered include locational clustering, research and development partnering, productivity spillovers, privatization, disinvestment, terrorism, and the role of and impact on transnational corporations. A future research agenda is also put forward."--BOOK JACKET.
Physical Description:xvii, 239 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:140394783X

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