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" Transnational corporations and international production : "
Grazia Ietto-Gillies.
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BL
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970823
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b725193
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Ietto-Gillies, Grazia.
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Transnational corporations and international production : : concepts, theories, and effects /\ Grazia Ietto-Gillies.
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Cheltenham, UK ;Northampton, MA :: Edward Elgar Pub.,, ©2005.
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1 online resource (1 volume)
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184542462X
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: 9781845424626
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The present book developed from the author's International production, published in 1992, and other works done in between.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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This unique textbook provides a comprehensive critical analysis of modern theories, concepts and effects relating to transnational corporations and international production. Its user-friendly presentation includes boxes to highlight key concepts as well as suggestions for further reading. The text begins with a clear and concise discussion of basic concepts, and goes on to examine various theoretical approaches, topics and authors including: Hymer, Vernon, Knickerbocker, Aliber, Dunning, Cantwell, Cowling and Sugden the Internalisation Theory, the Scandinavian School, and the New Trade Theory approaches Pre-WWII Marxist and neoclassical approaches to international investment. Finally, Grazia Ietto-Gillies deals with methodological issues in the assessment of effects as well as with specific effects on performance, labour, international trade and the balance of payments. Bringing together wide-ranging research literature on TNCs for the first time, this textbook will be invaluable to post graduate and advance undergraduate students of a variety of disciplines including business/international business, economics, international relations, and development studies. Lecturers and researchers wishing to familiarize themselves with the theoretical developments of the subject will also find the book of enormous interest.
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Industrial productivity.
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International business enterprises.
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International trade.
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Investments, Foreign.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Industries-- General.
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Industrial productivity.
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International business enterprises.
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International trade.
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Investments, Foreign.
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Industrial productivity.
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International business enterprises.
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International trade.
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Investments, Foreign.
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338.8/8
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HD2755.5I382 2005eb
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F74clc
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