Transnational Corporations and Development Policy: Critical Perspectives (Rethinking International Development)

Contents......Page 6
List of Figures......Page 8
List of Tables......Page 9
Notes on Contributors......Page 12
Introduction......Page 16
Part I: TNCs and Development: an Overview......Page 22
1 How Have TNCs Changed in the Last 50 Years?......Page 24
2 What Do We Know about the Developmental Impacts of TNCs?......Page 44
Part II: TNCs and Development Policy......Page 72
3 How TNC-Friendly Is Development Policy?......Page 74
4 Are North-South Trade Agreements Good for FDI-Led Development? The Case of DR-CAFTA......Page 94
Part III: New Players Perspectives......Page 118
5 Is Indian FDI Developmental?......Page 120
6 Chinese Outward FDI in Africa: How Much Do We Know?......Page 152
Part IV: Macro-Perspectives......Page 170
7 How Can We Explain the Behaviour of Multinational Corporations in Central Europe?......Page 172
8 Is the Impact of FDI Similar in All Developing Countries? South Africa and Mali Compared......Page 191
9 Does FDI Reduce Poverty? Case Studies from India......Page 217
Part V: Sectoral Perspectives......Page 238
10 How Do Linkages with Local Suppliers Affect the Impact of TNCs on Development? The Case of Electronics in Vietnam......Page 240
11 Does FDI Create Linkages in Mining? The Case of Gold Mining in Ghana......Page 262
12 How Does ‘Linking up with Global Buyers’ Impact the Prospects for Upgrading in Pharmaceuticals? The Case of India......Page 289
13 Conclusion......Page 317
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