Leviathans Multinational Corporations and the New Global History [Hardcover]

This 2005 book paints a compelling picture of the way multinational corporations affect our lives.Leviathans is about globalization and the Multinational Corporations that figure so largely in that process. It differs from other books on the subject by look at the MNCs in the round, and not just as economic entities (though paying full heed to this aspect of them). Written by experts on various aspects of the MNCs, it weaves a coherent and compelling picture of the way these businesses affect almost all areas of our existence in society and how they play a major role - political, cultural, ad social--in the globalization that is reshaping so much of our lives.Leviathans is about globalization and the Multinational Corporations that figure so largely in that process. It differs from other books on the subject by look at the MNCs in the round, and not just as economic entities (though paying full heed to this aspect of them). Written by experts on various aspects of the MNCs, it weaves a coherent and compelling picture of the way these businesses affect almost all areas of our existence in society and how they play a major role - political, cultural, ad social--in the globalization that is reshaping so much of our lives.Representing a path-breaking effort to look at multinational corporations in the round, this book emphasizes their scope, history and development, cultural and social implications, and governance problems. Starting with a primer on MNCs, eight chapters are devoted to a variety of aspects, including global elites. Their approach makes readers recognize that MNCs are not merely economic entities, but are part of a complex interplay of factors. In turn, studying MNCs will lead to reexamination of the globalization process.Introduction Alfred Chandler and Bruce Mazlish; Part I. The Scope of the Multinational Phenomenon: 1. A primer on multinational corporations Brian Roach; 2. Multinational enterprise to 1930: discontinuities and continuities Mira Wl“+