ABSTRACT

This work presents case-studies of the emergence and evolution of Multinational Corporations (MNCs) based in eleven developed and developing countries of widely divergent patterns of national development. From this analysis, Tolentino develops a comprehensive theory of the emergence and evolution of MNCs from a macroeconomic perspective.

part I|19 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|17 pages

The theoretical foundations

part II|116 pages

Multinational corporations from the resource-abundant countries

chapter 6|14 pages

Conclusion

The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations from the resource-abundant countries

part III|183 pages

Multinational corporations from the resource-scarce large countries

part IV|97 pages

Multinational corporations from the resource-scarce small countries

chapter 16|19 pages

Conclusion

The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations from the resource-scarce small countries

part V|29 pages

Conclusion

chapter 17|27 pages

The emergence and evolution of multinational corporations

Implications for theory