Transnational Corporations and Uneven Development (RLE International Business): The Internationalization of Capital and the Third World

by Rhys Jenkins

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415752046
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/21/2014
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: International Business
Pages:	252
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Rhys Jenkins

Table of Contents

List of Tables. Figures. Series Editors’ Preface. Preface. 1. Transnational Corporations: Significance and Growth. 2. Theoretical Perspectives on the Transnational Corporation. 3. Transnational Corporations, Competition and Monopoly. 4. Transnational Corporations and Technology. 5. Capital Flows, Accumulation and the Balance of Payments. 6. Transnational Corporations and Labour. 7. Transnational Corporations and Local Capital in the Third World. 8. Transnational Corporations and the State. 9. Conclusion. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.