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Why Transnational Corporations

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  • Sugden, Roger

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Consider a firm with production facilities in various countries - a transnational corporation (TNC). The problem to be discussed in this paper is : why are there such firms? The analysis is essentially theoretical. It attempts to develop a general approach to the problem by drawing upon a critical evaluation of what Hood and Young (1979) call the "orthadox" literature on TNC's. No attempt is made to empirically verify conclusions, and there is no consideration of the so-called "radical" literature on TNC's. Both of these issues await a subsequent treatment. The aim is to examine some of the deficencies in the orthadox theoretical literature on TNC's, suggest improvements, and thus formulate a general approach to the problem "why TNC's?".

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  • Sugden, Roger, 1983. "Why Transnational Corporations," The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS) 222, University of Warwick, Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:wrk:warwec:222
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    1. Paz Estrella Tolentino, 2000. "The Conduct of Industrial Policy in an Integrated Europe," International Review of Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 14(3), pages 391-401.

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