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1 online resource (350 pages) |
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Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; 1 Social and Cultural Impact of Transnational Enterprises: An Overview; PART 1 IMPACT ON SOCIAL CLASSES AND INEQUALITY; Editorial Note; 2 Transnational Capitalism and National Disintegration in Latin America; 3 A Class Analysis of Multinational Corporate Expansion; 4 Women Workers in Multinational Corporations: The Case of the Electronics Industry in Malaysia and Singapore; 5 The Multinational Corporations and Inequality of Development; PART 2 IMPACT ON KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS; Editorial Note |
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6 The Impact of Transnational Book Publishing on Knowledge in Less-Developed Countries7 The Information Bedazzlement of Latin America; 8 The Impact of Transnational Corporations on Educational Processes and Cultural Change: An African Perspective; 9 The Role of Multinationals in Vocational Training; PART 3 IMPACT ON CONSUMPTION PATTERNS AND VALUES; Editorial Note; 10 Breast-Feeding: The Role of Multinational Corporations in Latin America; 11 Sociocultural Investments and the International Political Economy of North-South Relations: The Role of Transnational Enterprises |
| Summary |
This book represents the first attempt to conceptualize the social and cultural impact of transnational enterprises on host nations and to provide empirical and analytical material on the subject. Well-known social scientists focus on three critical areas: social inequalities, knowledge systems, and lifestyles and values. Collectively, they advance |
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12 Cultural and Ideological Dependence: Building a Theoretical FrameworkPART 4 SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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Krishna Kumar is a staff member of the East-West Center, Honolulu, where he coordinates a program of study and research on transnational interactions |
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Print version record |
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International business enterprises -- Social aspects -- Developing countries
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- General.
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International business enterprises -- Social aspects
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Developing countries
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781000003185 |
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1000003183 |
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9780429269585 |
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0429269587 |
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9781000010022 |
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1000010023 |
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9781000016543 |
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1000016544 |
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