PART III.- AGENTS, AGENCIES AND CONTEMPORARY STYLES OF DEVELOPMENT
LECTURE 9: The role of transnational corporations in the choice of economic
and social policies in developing countries.The role of
transnational corporations in the choice of economic and social
policies in industrialised countries. Environmental destruction
and agribusiness.
Topic for discussion:
Are there contradictions between the economic goals of TNCs and
Human development in developing societies?
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See
R. Rojas: Transnational corporations and developing countries.
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See also: The Multilateral Agreement on Investment
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See R. Rojas, NOTES ON AGRIBUSINESS IN THE 1990s
and C. Hines, AGRIBUSINESS -A BLOCK TO AFRICA's FOOD SELF-RELIANCE
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Agribusiness. The effects
on the environment, social stratification, urbanization and
gender divisions. Polarization and exploitation revisited.
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