Leviathans : multinational corporations and the new global history / Alfred D. Chandler Jr, Bruce Mazlish.
Contributor(s): Jr, Alfred D. Chandler | Mazlish, Bruce
Material type: TextPublisher: [S.l.] : Cambridge University Press, 2005Description: 264 p. ; 23 cmISBN: 0521549930 (paperback); 9780521549936 (paperback)DDC classification: 338.88 Online resources: Amazon.com Summary: Representing a path-breaking effort to look at multinational corporations in the round, this book emphasizes their scope, history and development, cultural and social implications, and governance problems. Starting with a primer on MNCs, eight chapters are devoted to a variety of aspects, including global elites. Their approach makes readers recognize that MNCs are not merely economic entities, but are part of a complex interplay of factors. In turn, studying MNCs will lead to reexamination of the globalization process.Representing a path-breaking effort to look at multinational corporations in the round, this book emphasizes their scope, history and development, cultural and social implications, and governance problems. Starting with a primer on MNCs, eight chapters are devoted to a variety of aspects, including global elites. Their approach makes readers recognize that MNCs are not merely economic entities, but are part of a complex interplay of factors. In turn, studying MNCs will lead to reexamination of the globalization process.
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