The Geography of Multinationals (RLE International Business) : Studies in the Spatial Development and Economic Consequences of Multinational Corporations.

Michael Taylor

ISBN 10: 0415658047 / ISBN 13: 9780415658041

Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd Nov 2012, 2012

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Neuware - Through a series of international case studies, the nature and the geographical implications of the development of multinational corporations is examined. The volume concentrates on the latter Post-War period of corporate restructuring and readjustment in response to world-wide recession in the mid-1980s. The volume is divided into two parts. In the first each of the chapters considers a particular aspect of the problem of how multinational corporations have developed. In the second part the chapters consider different aspects of the economic and social impacts of these corporations. The common theme that links all the papers is their emphasis on careful historical analysis of different forms of spatial organisation and their transformation into other, different forms.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Geography of Multinationals (RLE International Business) : Studies in the Spatial Development and Economic Consequences of Multinational Corporations.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Nov 2012
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415658047
• ISBN 13: 9780415658041
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 245W x 157H x 25D millimeters 245 millimeters width by 157 millimeters height by 25 millimeters depth
• Weight: 694 grams

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Synopsis

Through a series of international case studies, the nature and the geographical implications of the development of multinational corporations is examined. The volume concentrates on the latter Post-War period of corporate restructuring and readjustment in response to world-wide recession in the mid-1980s.

The volume is divided into two parts. In the first each of the chapters considers a particular aspect of the problem of how multinational corporations have developed. In the second part the chapters consider different aspects of the economic and social impacts of these corporations. The common theme that links all the papers is their emphasis on careful historical analysis of different forms of spatial organisation and their transformation into other, different forms.

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Michael Taylor (Edited by) , Nigel Thrift (Edited by)