The How the East was Won: Impact of Multinational Companies in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union [Hardcover]

Charles Paul Lewis (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1403902674 | ISBN-13: 978-1403902672 | Publication Date: February 10, 2005

MNC's have not received a good press in recent years. This book attempts to redress the balance of the argument by showing the extraordinary and positive impact of MNC's in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet union during the transition to free market capitalism. The book also attempts to answer why the impact of MNC's in Eastern Europe should be different to the less commendable experience in Africa and Latin America, and whether MNC's reinforce the power of corrupt rulers. In concluding that MNC's are not necessarily the enemy of development but can be instrumental to progress, the book draws on lessons from 21 East European transition countries to show how the economic power of MNC's can be harnessed elsewhere in the developing world.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...explains brilliantly how so much of post-communist Europe came right"--Robert Cottrell, East European Correspondent, The Economist

"a groundbreaking new book ...an array of fresh and arresting perspectives that should cause everyone to rethink their prejudices about the entire globalization debate."--Robin Shepherd, Washington Times

"A most useful and original analysis."--George C. Lodge, Harvard Business School

About the Author

Paul Lewis has lived and worked in Eastern Europe for almost ten years as a businessman and journalist. For the past six years he has worked for the Economist Intelligence Unit (sister company of The Economist) as the managing editor of a business operations report.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (February 10, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1403902674
• ISBN-13: 978-1403902672
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,103,992 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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