Now long out of print, John Dunning's Tune in Yesterday was the definitive one-volume reference on old-time radio broadcasting. Now, in On the Air, Dunning has completely rethought this classic work, reorganizing the material and doubling its coverage, to provide a richer and more informative account of radio's golden age.
Here are some 1,500 radio shows presented in alphabetical order. The great programs of the '30s, '40s, and '50s are all here--Amos 'n' Andy, Fibber McGee and Molly, The Lone Ranger, Major Bowes' Original Amateur Hour, and The March of...

Transnational corporations now exert a tremendous impact on the economy, politics, society and the environment of all countries. The research literature on the various aspects of transnational corporations is now vast. The UNCTC Library of Transnational Corporations: International Business and the Development of the World Economy is a major publishing undertaking. Each of the 20 volumes takes a key theme and opens with a summary of the important issues and a survey of the research literature connected with that theme. Then the key research articles, drawn from a diverse range of books and...

This new paperback edition of Foreign Direct Investment and Governments examines the dynamic relationship between foreign direct investment, governments and economic development. The book includes:
* an investigation of the catalytic role played by the governments and multinationals in determining national advantages
* eleven in-depth national studies of the UK, USA, Japan, New Zealand, India, Mexico, Spain, Sweden, China, Indonesia and Taiwan
* analysis of all aspects of the investment development path
Foreign Direct Investment and Governments is an...

At the turn of the century, questions about multinational firms' strategies as regards the forces, on the one hand, of globalization and, on the other hand, of the regional and local dimensions are very much to the fore. This work examines issues concerning these topics.

This study examines the economic structure of the city and considers the main influences likely to affect its development, including the pattern of demand, technological change, population movements, supply of labour and land values. Particular attention is paid to the city's international role.

With an array of international contributors from the UK, USA, Sweden and Peru, this book includes chapters on: the nature of the multinational enterprise; the theory of the firm; the location of economic activity; industrial organization; technology and technological change; the theory of international trade; monetary policy; the theory of development policy; wage determination and collective bargaining; income distribution and welfare considerations; and size of firm and size of nation.

Booked to Die, the first book in John Dunning's bestselling, award-winning Cliff Janeway series, is "a joy to read for its wealth of inside knowledge about the antiquarian book business and its eccentric traders" (The New York Times Book Review).

Denver homicide detective Cliff Janeway may not always play by the book, but he's an avid collector of rare and first editions. Bobby Westfall is a local bookscout, a gentle and quiet man who has sold enough valuable books to keep himself and his cats fed and housed. When Bobby is murdered, Janeway would like nothing better...