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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-100521614961

ISBN-139780521614962

eBay Product ID (ePID)211354480

Product Key Features

Number of Pages636 Pages

Publication NameRise of the Global Company : Multinationals and the Making of the Modern World

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2016

SubjectEconomic History, Globalization, International / General

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPolitical Science, Business & Economics

AuthorRobert Fitzgerald

SeriesNew Approaches to Economic and Social History Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight35.3 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2015-002847

Reviews"This is an ambitious study, long in preparation, on the vast reach of multinational enterprises and on their importance in the transformation of the modern world economy. It draws on a formidable collection of individual company data, emphasizing the interactions between firms and diplomatic, military, and political, as well as economic history. It covers a wide range of multinational enterprises in agriculture and mining and services as well as in manufacturing. It is a fascinating work." Mira Wilkins, Florida International University

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingThe

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal338.8/8

Table Of Content1. Multinationals, states and the international economy; 2. Empires of business: 1870-1914; 3. The reverse gear?: 1914-48; 4. Cold War and the new international economic order: 1948-80; 5. Global economics?: 1980-2012; Conclusion: international business in time; Tables; References; Bibliography; Index.

SynopsisThis is the first full account of how the multinational enterprise drove globalization and contributed to the making of the modern world. Robert Fitzgerald reveals how the growth of international businesses shaped the economic development of nations, their politics and sovereignty, and the balance of power in international relations., This is the first full account of how an influential form of commercial organization - the multinational enterprise - drove globalization and contributed to the making of the modern world. Robert Fitzgerald explores the major role of multinational enterprises in the events of world history, from the nineteenth century to the present, revealing how the growth of businesses that operated across borders contributed to an unprecedented worldwide transformation and deepening interdependence between countries. He demonstrates how international businesses shaped the economic development and competitiveness of nations, their politics and sovereignty, and the balance of power in international relations. The Rise of the Global Company uses the lessons of history to question prominent contemporary interpretations of multinationals and their consequences, and offers a truly wide-ranging survey of multinational enterprise, spanning two hundred years and five continents.

LC Classification NumberHD2755.5.F49 2015