Technology Choice and Employment Generation by Multinational Enterprises in Developing Countries

Technology Choice and Employment Generation by Multinational Enterprises in Developing Countries
Author: International Labour Office
Publisher:
Total Pages: 96
Release: 1984
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Research report on choice of technology and the role played by multinational enterprises in employment creation in developing countries - includes case studies of Brazil, Singapore, India, Nigeria and Kenya; discusses direct and indirect effects and the impact of government policy; concludes that backward and forward linkages between MNE subsidiarys and local level enterprises are more important than the MNE's choice of technology.

Unemployment and the Multinationals

Unemployment and the Multinationals
Author: Doug Hellinger
Publisher: Port Washington, N.Y. : Kennikat Press
Total Pages: 178
Release: 1976
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Monograph on unemployment and the role of multinational enterprises in Latin America - recommends labour intensive technologies and appropriate choice of technology for technological change and employment opportunity creation, and shows how multinational companies could contribute thereto. Bibliography pp. 146 to 153 and references.