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Global Goliaths
Multinational Corporations in the 21st Century Economy
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2021
Summary
How multinationals contribute, or don't, to global prosperity
Globalization and multinational corporations have long seemed partners in the enterprise of economic growth: globalization-led prosperity was the goal, and giant corporations spanning the globe would help achieve it. In recent years, however, the notion that all economies, both developed and developing, can prosper from globalization has been called into question by political figures and has fueled a populist backlash around the world against globalization and the corporations that made it possible.
In an effort to elevate the sometimes contentious public debate over the conduct and operation of multinational corporations, this edited volume examines key questions about their role, both in their home countries and in the rest of the world where they do business. Is their multinational nature an essential driver of their profits? Do U.S. and European multinationals contribute to home country employment? Do multinational firms exploit foreign workers? How do multinationals influence foreign policy? How will the rise of the digital economy and digital trade in services affect multinationals?
In addressing these and similar questions, the book also examines the role that multinational corporations play in the outcomes that policymakers care about most: economic growth, jobs, inequality, and tax fairness.
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Copyright year
2021
ISBN-Print
978-0-8157-3855-8
ISBN-Online
978-0-8157-3856-5
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
backcover1
Product type
Edited Book
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Table of Contents No access
Acknowledgments No access
Multinational Activity in the Modern World No access Pages 1 - 32
The Structure of Multinational Firms' International Activities No access Pages 33 - 88
Multinational Firms' Market Entry and Expansion, with Evidence from Eastern Europe No access Pages 89 - 128
The International Market for Corporate Control No access Pages 129 - 182
The Corporate Finance of Multinational Firms No access Pages 183 - 226
Do Multinational Firms Export Jobs? No access Pages 227 - 256
Do Multinational Corporations Exploit Foreign Workers? No access Pages 257 - 298
The New Global Invention Machine: A Look Inside the R&D Networks of U.S. Multinationals No access Pages 299 - 336
Multinationals in the Digital Economy No access Pages 337 - 360
Tax Avoidance and Multinational Firm Behavior No access Pages 361 - 436
Do Multinational Firms Use Tax Havens to the Detriment of Non-Haven Countries? No access Pages 437 - 496
Multinational Corporations and Their Influence through Lobbying on Foreign Policy No access Pages 497 - 536
Principles for Policymakers No access Pages 537 - 546
