Multinational Companies in the Textile, Garment and Leather Industries


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Trade union pub. Survey report on the business organization and activities of multinational enterprises involved in the textile industry, clothing industry and leather industry - covers 59 MNEs based primarily in France, Germany, Federal Republic, Japan, the UK and the USA; includes synthetic textile fibres and shoe industries; assesses level of economic concentration; reviews foreign investment, joint ventures, subsidiarys, turnover, sales, and labour force; briefly notes activities of the developing country MNEs. Bibliography, statistical tables.




Technology and National Competitiveness


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"... papers presented to the international symposium "Oligopolies, Technological Innovation and International Competitiveness" organized by the Centre for Research on the Development of Industry and Technology (CREDIT) of the University of Quebec at Montreal in October 1987" -- Introd.










Multinational Interest & Development in Africa


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This book analyzes the current economic situations in African countries at the local, regional, and national level. It examines the growing interest from developed and developing countries to invest in Africa and their different reasons for doing so, which aren’t always aligned with the interests of African countries. Growth in African GDP has benefitted mainly multinational corporations while the rest of the population remains at the subsistence level, creating a smaller middle class and less opportunity for local businesses to flourish. This book offers potential models of cooperation which could create added value for both African countries and the MNCs investing in them.




Women’s Employment and Multinationals in Europe


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Multinationals have global reach in their search for profits; women, even more than men, are confined to their immediate community in their search for jobs. This book examines the interaction between multinationals and women in UK, Ireland, France and Germany, looking at inward investment by US and Japanese multinationals, as well as outward investment by European multinationals.




Multinational Companies from Emerging Economies


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This comprehensive study of the rise of multinational corporations from emerging economies explores the basis of their success. Andrea Goldstein argues that the history of multinational business offers valuable lessons for the present and shows how emerging multinationals are embedded in dense political, social and ethnic networks.




General Report


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Offside!


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Going Global: the Textile and Apparel Industry


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Part one. Embarking on a global adventure -- Introduction to globalization -- Consumers, consumption, and well-being -- Textile and apparel supply matrix -- Sustainability in textile and apparel industries -- Part two. The global supply chain -- Textile and apparel trade: barriers, regulations, and politics -- Illegal and unethical trade activity -- Selecting locations for global sourcing -- Selecting vendors for global sourcing -- Part three. Trading partners -- Europe and the European Union -- The Americas and the Caribbean Basin -- Asia and Oceania -- The Middle East and Africa.