U.S. power and the multinational corporation : the political economy of foreign direct investment /
United States power and the multinational corporation
Robert Gilpin.
- New York : Basic Books, Inc. Publishers, 1975
- xii, 291 pages : tables and charts ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-280) and index.
I. The nature of political economy -- II. The political economy of foreign investment -- III. The British strategy of portfolio investment -- IV. The political order of American direct investment -- V. The American strategy of direct investment: why the multinational corporation? -- VI. Corporate expansionism and American hegemony -- VII. The multinational corporation an the American economy: costs and benefits -- VIII. An alternative strategy to foreign investment -- IX. Three models of the future.
"The broad purpose of this book is to further an understanding of the relationship between international economics and international politics. Through the examination of the so-called multinational corporation (MNC) and foreign investment, I shall show the reciprocal interaction of economics and politics in today's world... Thus, in order to develop a theory of political economy, I shall analyze the multinational corporation and foreign investment from the general perspective of international relations and show the significance of foreign investment in the larger context of international politics." -- From the introduction.
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International business enterprises. Foreign trade promotion International economic relations.
United States--Foreign economic relations. United States--Foreign relations. United States--Commercial policy