Big Business and Economic Development: Conglomerates and Economic Groups in Developing Countries and Transition Economies Under Globalisation

ISBN-13: 9780415412681 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 384 str.

A. E. Fernandez Jilberto; Barbara Hogenboom

Opis

Bringing together an international and multidisciplinary group of experts, this is the first comprehensive volume to analyze conglomerates and economic groups in developing countries and transition economies. Using sixteen in-depth case studies it provides a comparative framework for the study of contemporary process of privatization, economic and financial liberalization and neoliberal globalization. Exploring the various causes and economic, social and political effects of the rise of 'big business' in Asia, Latin America, Africa and Eastern Europe, the main issues that are examined include:

• the nature of contemporary economic concentration
• the relations between 'local' and 'external' investors
• the impact on development, and on economic and political control over its direction
• the new role of the state towards conglomerates and economics groups
• the effects of economic and political changes on the legitimacy of the state and large companies.

This volume is perfect as either a textbook or supplementary reading for students at all levels, as well as researchers and governmental and non-governmental professionals working and studying in the fields of international business and economic development.

Spis treści

1. The New Expansion of Conglomerates and Economic Groups: An Introduction to Global Neoliberalization and Local Power Shifts  Part I: Asia 2 Public versus Private: Governance in East Asia in the Age of Globalization  3. Conglomerates in Indonesia: The Road to Power and Beyond  4. The Rise of Taiwanese Family-Owned Business Groups in the Telecommunication Industry  5. Conglomerates in Iran: The Political Economy of Islamic Foundations  Part II: Latin America  6. Latin American Conglomerates in the Neoliberal Era: The Politics of Economic Concentration in Chile and Mexico  7. Economic Groups and the Rise and Collapse of Neoliberalism in Argentina  8. Economic Flexibilization and Denationalization in Brazil  9. Transnationals, Grupos and Business Associations in the Privatization of Central America’s Telecommunications  10. The Viagra Effect: Pharmaceutical Giants and the Puerto Rican Economy  Part III: Africa  11. The Neoliberalizing African State and Private Capital Accumulation: The Case of Cameroon  12. The Resilience of Comprador Capitalism: ‘New’ Economic Groups in Southern Africa  13. African Regional Groupings and Emerging Chinese Conglomerates  14. The Risky Business of Cocoa in Ghana: Local Entrepreneurs in a Buyer-Driven Chain  Part IV: Easterrn Europe  15. The Kremlin and the Oligarchs: Clashing Economic Interests in Russia  16. The Rise of Conglomerates in Ukraine: The Donetsk Case  17. The Impact of Multinational Investment in Central and Eastern Europe 

O autorze

Barbara Hogenboom, Alex E. Fernández Jilberto