Transnational Corporations and the Global Economy - Hardcover

Kozul-Wright, Richard; Rowthorn, Bob

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312177240 ISBN 13: 9780312177249

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 1998

Synopsis

Thirteen essays caution against the idea that geography and history are of less and less importance and that a complete dismantling of the economic institutions of the nation state will lead to rapid and broad-based development of a global economy. A number of approaches are taken, including: recalling of earlier episodes of globalization; questioning the extent to which a global economy has arrived, or is likely to do so; and describing the very different dynamics resulting from the interaction of national and international forces. Two broad themes underpin the contributions. First, the complexity of the links between domestic economic institutions and transnational corporations are explored. Second, the need for diversity in the design and implementation of economic policy because countries at different levels of development face differing problems is explained. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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Review

'This is a timely volume, the contents of which offer a welcome and thought provoking perspective on the interaction between the globalising economy and transnational (or multinational) corporations...well researched and incisively written. I enjoyed, and benefited from, the book immensely...This is a volume which covers a lot of ground and deserves to be widely read. It pinpoints a whole set of important issues which are likely to confront politicians, academic scholars and business leaders over the next half century or more.' - John H. Dunning, The Journal of Development Studies

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312177240
• ISBN 13: 9780312177249
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 437
• Editor: Kozul-Wright Richard, Rowthorn Bob