Rich Country, Poor Country The Multinational As Change Agent

Name: Rich Country, Poor Country The Multinational As Change Agent
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ISBN: 9780275979287

ISBN-10: 0275979288

ISBN-13: 9780275979287

Edition: 2005

Authors: Benjamin F. Bobo

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In this series of essays that span over 20 years of research, Benjamin Bobo builds the case for multinational corporations to take an active role in combating poverty around the world. Citing sobering statistics (for example, three-fourths of the world's nations are classified as "Third World" and four-fifths of the world's people live in these nations), Bobo argues that huge corporate entities not only have the wherewithal but an obligation to alleviate the suffering that results from a lack of economic resources and opportunity. Through these provocative and forward-looking essays, he presents a theoretical and practical framework for multinationals to stimulate economic development in…

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List price: $65.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication date: 4/30/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.62" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English

BENJAMIN F. BOBO is Professor of Finance at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. His research focuses on life-choice constraints of the economically disadvantaged in the United States and around the world. He is the author of many articles and books, including Locked In and Locked Out: The Impact of Urban Land Use Policy and Market Forces on African Americans (Praeger, 2001).



Preface


Acknowledgments


Perspective


Introduction


The Historical Context in Brief Multinational Corporations in the Economic Development of Black Africa


Some Problems That Affect an Equitable Relationship Issues in North-South Relations and the New World Order MN-Third World Relations


A Comparative Study of Policymakers' Attitudes and Perceptions Multinationals in the Third World


Reciprocity, Conflict Resolution and Economic Policy Formulation Multinationals, the North, and the New World Order


Objectives and Opportunities Internationalization Decision Making and the Global Interdependency Sensitivity Thesis Multinationals and the Caribbean


A Postcolonial Perspective Third World Investment Strategy


The African Predicament Whose Wealth to Maximize


The Third World as Stakeholder GIST and Profit Satisficing


Toward More User-Friendly Shareholder Wealth Maximization User-Friendly Shareholder Wealth Maximization and B-School Pedagogy


Epilogue


Bibliography


Index