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In the wake of the major geographical discoveries of the fifteenth century, the world became more connected. Cultural and trade exchanges multiplied, colonialism and trade liberalism appeared in succession, and a unified global market finally took shape. All countries and regions became part of an international system for the division of labour.
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Lin, R., Chen, J.J. (2022). MNEs and Multinational Corporate Governance. In: The Theory and Application of Multinational Corporate Governance. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7703-8_2
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