The Evolution of International Business: An Introduction [Paperback]

Geoffrey Jones (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 14, 1995 | ISBN-10: 0415093716 | ISBN-13: 978-0415093712 | Edition: 1st

The significant growth of international business began in the middle decades of the 19th century and accelerated once more from the early 1970s until the present, when the globalization of business has become a catch-phrase. Both the rate of growth and structure of international business have undergone dramatic changes over time. In particular, different sectors have dominated at different stages. First the primary sector gave way to manufacturing: now global business growth is led by the service sector, which has seen the most dynamic growth in foreign direct investment in recent times. This is an introductory textbook for students of international business, that traces these developments and their implications for the future direction of world economic growth. The combination of wide-ranging comparative data with a thematic, conceptual approach, should make this a useful introduction to the field.

Product Details

• Paperback: 376 pages
• Publisher: Business Press; 1st edition (December 14, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415093716
• ISBN-13: 978-0415093712
• Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 0.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,703,680 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Geoffrey Jones teaches the history of global business at the Harvard Business School, where he holds the Isidor Straus Professorship, established in 1927 as the first Chair in business history in the world. His most recent book, which is on the history of the globalization of the beauty industry, is Beauty Imagined. He is now researching the history of green entrepreneurship. He lives in Belmont, Massachusetts.

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0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book has no analytic content., September 11, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: The Evolution of International Business: An Introduction (Paperback)

It is primarily a regurgigation of materials
already well known from other sources. The
bibliography is useful but the basic tone is
onward and upward with the greatness of the
corporations. Nary a critical word. Appropriate
for the indoctrination of high school students.

1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not worth the money..., September 11, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: The Evolution of International Business: An Introduction (Hardcover)

This is another book by an unbridled apologist
for large corporations, who are also his
principal sources of backing. Not worth the
time to read or the money spent.

0 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Unimaginative, boring rehash, March 7, 2000

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g. restic (Berkeley, Calif.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Evolution of International Business: An Introduction (Paperback)

One of those books whose principal purpose is to take up space. Try Deborah Spar for recent books on cartels, or Hexner for the period between the two world wars. A bore, not worth a dime.