Multinational Corporations: Emergence and Evolution

ISBN-13: 9780415145756 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 496 str.

Paz Estrella E. Tolentino; P. E. Tolentino

Opis

This work presents case-studies of the emergence and evolution of Multinational Corporations (MNCs) based in eleven developed and developing countries of widely divergent patterns of national development. From this analysis, Tolentino develops a comprehensive theory of the emergence and evolution of MNCs from a macroeconomic perspective.

Recenzje

'The ... book certainly offers a new perspective on the subject ... [and] ... gives the reader the possibility to study multinationals in detail.' - The Journal of European Economic History, Vol 32, No 3.

Spis treści

Part 1 Introduction; Chapter 1 The theoretical foundations; Part 2 Multinational corporations from the resource-abundant countries; Chapter 2 The emergence of multinational corporations from the United States; Chapter 3 The evolution of multinational corporations from the United States; Chapter 4 The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations from Sweden; Chapter 5 The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations from Brazil; Chapter 6 Conclusion; Part 3 Multinational corporations from the resource-scarce large countries; Chapter 7 The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations from the United Kingdom; Chapter 8 The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations from Germany; Chapter 9 The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations from Japan; Chapter 10 The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations from Taiwan; Chapter 11 The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations from South Korea; Chapter 12 Conclusion; Part 4 Multinational corporations from the resource-scarce small countries; Chapter 13 The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations from Switzerland; Chapter 14 The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations from Hong Kong; Chapter 15 The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations from Singapore; Chapter 16 Conclusion; Part 5 Conclusion; Chapter 17 The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations;

O autorze

Paz Estrella Tolentino