Transnational Corporations and Industrial Transformation in Latin America

Transnational Corporations and Industrial Transformation in Latin America
Author: Rhys Owen Jenkins
Publisher:
Total Pages: 280
Release: 1984
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Analysis of the economic role of multinational enterprises in industrial development in Latin America - reviews economic theories and impact of foreign capital since 1920; includes case studies of the motor vehicle industry and pharmaceutical industry; describes the development of export oriented industries, esp. The clothing industry and electronics industry; explains effects of MNEs on social structure and industrial policy. References, statistical tables.

Transnational Corporations and Uneven Development

Transnational Corporations and Uneven Development
Author: Rhys Owen Jenkins
Publisher: Methuen Publishing
Total Pages: 248
Release: 1987
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Examines transnational corporations and their effect on local labour and capital, and considers the future prospects for their involvement in the Third World.

Transnational Corporations and Uneven Development (RLE International Business)

Transnational Corporations and Uneven Development (RLE International Business)
Author: Rhys Jenkins
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2013-02-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1135133026

Is the transnational coporation (TNC) an engine of growth capable of eliminating international economic inequalities or a major obstacle to development through a massive drain of surplus to advanced countries? This book presents five different perspectives on the role of TNCs: Neo-Classical Global Reach Neo-Imperialist Neo-Fundamentalist Internationalization of capital The author looks at their effect on local labour and capital, and considers the future prospects for TNC involvement in the Third World. The book provides an excellent comparative analysis of TNCs and will appeal to students in development studies and international economics.