Recent years have seen a dramatic increase in international production worldwide, accompanied by considerable changes in its geographical structure. This volume examines the role of transnational corporations (TNCs) in the geography of international production, covering both theoretical and empirical aspects, and drawing conclusions for future policy-making.This work will be essential to scholars, policy-makers and professionals in the areas of international business strategy, international economics and political science.
Author(s): Ietto-Gillies
Series: Routledge Studies in International Business and the World Economy
Year: 2001
Language: English
Pages: 240
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
List of figures......Page 10
List of tables......Page 11
Preface......Page 14
Acknowledgements......Page 17
Abbreviations......Page 18
Globalisation, integration and the TNCs......Page 20
Globalisation, new technologies and transnationals......Page 22
The role of TNCs in cross-border transactions......Page 30
The widening reach of the TNCs......Page 56
Networks and the TNC: a theoretical framework......Page 58
Cross-border internal networks of the world's largest TNCs......Page 82
Trends in the network spread of TNCs' direct activities: the UK case......Page 110
Multinationality, regulatory regimes and the TNCs: theoretical perspectives......Page 124
Nation-states, regulatory regimes and TNCs' strategies......Page 126
Regulatory regimes in the theories of international production......Page 148
International production in the context of the 'new' trade theories......Page 159
The TNCs between integration and fragmentation: implications......Page 178
TNCs as a dominant cause of the globalisation process......Page 180
Fragmentation in the midst of integration: theoretical and policy implications......Page 195
Notes......Page 210
References......Page 218
Index......Page 232
