Transnational Corporations and Underdevelopment

by Christopher Chase-Dunn and Volker Bornschier

Do investments by multinational corporations in less developed countries enhance or hinder economic development in those countries? This volume presents a re-evaulation of twenty-seven of the most important studies which were carried out to answer this question. The authors attempt to resolve the disparate findings which show that investment promotes short-run growth but in the long run retards growth. They also present a careful empirical analysis...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275900630
• ISBN13: 9780275900632
• Release Date: June 1985
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"