Leviathans: Multinational Corporations and the New Global History [Paperback]

Alfred D. Chandler Jr (Editor), Bruce Mazlish (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0521549930 | ISBN-13: 978-0521549936 | Publication Date: January 17, 2005

Representing a path-breaking effort to look at multinational corporations in the round, this book emphasizes their scope, history and development, cultural and social implications, and governance problems. Starting with a primer on MNCs, eight chapters are devoted to a variety of aspects, including global elites. Their approach makes readers recognize that MNCs are not merely economic entities, but are part of a complex interplay of factors. In turn, studying MNCs will lead to reexamination of the globalization process.

Editorial Reviews

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"This book is a major contribution to our understanding of the origins and development of the multinational corporation. The volume is a classic collection of key articles on the changing nature and dynamics of MNE's in the global economy. Chandler and Mazlish do a great job explaining multifaceted nature and interests in MNE's, and their role in the processes of globalization. This collection will be of great interest to scholars in economics, economic history, and business and organizations." David J. Teece, Mitsubishi Bank Professor of International Business and Finance, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley

Book Description

Leviathans is about globalization and the Multinational Corporations that figure so largely in that process. It differs from other books on the subject by look at the MNCs in the round, and not just as economic entities (though paying full heed to this aspect of them). Written by experts on various aspects of the MNCs, it weaves a coherent and compelling picture of the way these "businesses" affect almost all areas of our existence in society and how they play a major role - political, cultural, ad social--in the globalization that is reshaping so much of our lives.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (January 17, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521549930
• ISBN-13: 978-0521549936
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #685,847 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)