Transnational Corporations and World

This volume brings together world experts in international business who offer a commentary on the key activities of transnational corporations. The articles consist of the 20 introductions for the United Nations Library on Transnational Corporations series, here updated and drawn together to stand alone as a single volume.
Each contributor offers a key introduction to each major aspect of the activities of transnational corporations in world development, including such areas as corporate structure and strategy, economic development, innovation, technology and law. Each article discusses for the topic in hand its evolution, the key issues in light of today's world economy and the matters that will require attention in the future.
Offering an unrivalled synthesis of the latest research in international business, this volume will be of great interest to students and researchers and practitioners in the field of international business and international economics.

List of contributors
Preface
Introduction
Transnational corporations - a historical perspective	p. 3
The nature of transnational corporations and their activities	p. 27
Transnational corporations and economic development	p. 44
Transnational corporations and business strategy - the foundations of an emerging field	p. 75
International financial management	p. 102
Organization and management of transnational corporations in practice and research	p. 123
Transnational corporations and innovatory activities	p. 145
Transnational corporations and technology transfer to developing countries	p. 181
Transnational corporations and human resources	p. 215
The role of transnational corporations in international trade	p. 250
Transnational corporations and industrialization	p. 269
Market structure and industrial performance	p. 294
Transnational corporations and the exploitation of natural resources	p. 327
Transnational corporations in services	p. 359
Transfer pricing and taxation	p. 394
Governments and transnational corporations	p. 418
Transnational corporations and regional economic integration	p. 448
Cooperative forms of transnational corporation activity	p. 473
Transnational corporations and national law	p. 497
Transnational corporations: looking for an international legal framework	p. 521
Epilogue: Research on the transnationals: mapping a course	p. 559
Index	p. 573
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