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Transnational Corporations and Development Policy E. Rugraff

Transnational Corporations and Development Policy By E. Rugraff

Transnational Corporations and Development Policy by E. Rugraff

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Thisvolumeoffers a wide-reaching exploration of foreign direct investmentand developmental impacts through case studies from Africa, Asia, Latin America and Central Europe, also examining the role of'new players' such as Chinese, Indian and South African TNCs.

Transnational Corporations and Development Policy Summary

Transnational Corporations and Development Policy: Critical Perspectives by E. Rugraff

Thisvolumeoffers a wide-reaching exploration of foreign direct investmentand developmental impacts through case studies from Africa, Asia, Latin America and Central Europe, also examining the role of'new players' such as Chinese, Indian and South African TNCs.

About E. Rugraff

Andy Sumner is Co-director of the newly established King's International Development Institute at King's College London, UK. He was previously a research fellow at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, UK. Andy is an interdisciplinary development economist with research interests in the fields of global poverty, economic development, and inequality with reference to middle-income countries and emerging economies. He was listed in Foreign Policy's 'Top 100 Global Thinkers' and Devex's '40-under-40 Global Development Leaders' for his work on the 'new bottom billion' about poverty in middle-income countries.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION PART I: TNCs and Development: An Overview How Have TNCs Changed in the Last Fifty Years?; E. Rugraff, A. Sumner and D. Sanchez-Ancochea What do we Know About Developmental Impacts of TNCs? E. Rugraff, A. Sumner and D. Sanchez-Ancochea PART II: TNCs and Development Policy How TNC-friendly is Development Policy?; E. Rugraff, A. Sumner and D. Sanchez-Ancochea Are North-South Trade Agreements Good for FDI-led Development? The case of DR CAFTA; E. Rugraff, A. Sumner and D. Sanchez-Ancochea PART III: New Players Perspectives Is Indian FDI Developmental?; J. Dige Pedersen Chinese Outward FDI in Africa: How Much do we Know?; A. Crabtree and A. Sumner PART IV: Macro-Perspectives How can we Explain the Behaviour of TNCs in Central Europe?; E. Rugraff, A. Sumner and D. Sanchez-Ancochea Is the Impact of FDI Similar in all Developing Countries? South Africa and Mali Compared; S. Jeppesen and C. Mainguy Does FDI Reduce Poverty? Three Cases from India; M. Tiwari PART V: Sectoral Perspectives How do Linkages with Local Suppliers Affect the Impact of TNCs on Development? The Case of Electronics in Vietnam; I. Vind Does FDI Create Linkages in Mining? The Case of Gold Mining in Ghana; M. Nylandsted Larsen, P. Yankson and N. Fold How Does 'Linking Up With Global Buyers' Impact the Prospects for Upgrading in Pharmaceuticals? The Case in India; S. Jessen Haakonsson

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NPB9780230537064
9780230537064
0230537065
Transnational Corporations and Development Policy: Critical Perspectives by E. Rugraff
E. Rugraff
Rethinking International Development series
New
Hardback
Palgrave Macmillan
2008-12-18
321
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