Big business and economic development conglomerates and economic groups in developing countries and transition economies under globalisation / edited by Alex E. Fernández Jilberto and Barbara Hogenboom.
| Other author | Fernández Jilberto, A. E. (Alex E.) |
| Other author | Hogenboom, Barbara. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Routledge, |
| Description | xx, 428 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Series | Routledge studies in international business and the world economy ; 36 Routledge studies in international business and the world economy ; 36. ^A682943 |
| Contents | Public vs. private: governance in East Asia n the age of globalisation / Kurt W. Radtke -- Conglomerates in Indonesia: the road to power and beyond / J. Thomas Lindblad -- The rise of Taiwanese family-owned business groups in the telecommunications industry / Momoko Kawakami -- Conglomerates in Iran: the political economy of Islamic Foundations / Eva Rakel -- Latin American conglomerates in the neoliberal era: the politics of economic concentration in Chile and Mexico / Alex E. Fernández Jilberto and Barbara Hogenboom -- Economic groups and the rise and collapse of neoliberalism in Argentina / Miguel Teubal -- Economic flexibilisation and denationalisation in Brazil / Roberto Rocco -- Transitionals, grupos, and business associations in the privatisation of Central America's telecommunications / Benedicte Bull -- The Viagra effect: pharmaceutical giants and the Puerto Rican economy / Antonio Carmona Báez -- The neoliberalising African state and private capital accumulation: the case of Cameroon / Piet Konings -- The resilience of comprador capitalism: "new" economic groups in Southern Africa / Stefan Andreasson -- African regional groupings and emerging Chinese conglomerates / Kwame Nimako -- The risky business of cocoa in Ghana: local entrepreneurs in a buyer-driven chain / Anna Laven -- The Kremlin and the oligarchs: clashing economic interests in Russia / André Mommen with Vasiliy Valuev and Serghei Golunov -- The rise of conglomerates in Ukraine: the Donetsk case / Hans van Zon -- The impact of multinational investment in Central and Eastern Europe / Wioletta Niemiec and Mariusz Niemiec. |
| Abstract | Bringing together an international group of experts, this volume analyzes conglomerates & economic groups in developing countries & transition economies. Using 16 in-depth case studies it provides a comparative framework for the study of contemporary process of privatization, economic & financial liberalization & neoliberal globalization. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2006020918 |
| ISBN | 0415412684 (hb) |
| ISBN | 9780415412681 (hb) |
| ISBN | 0203962281 |
| ISBN | 9780203962282 |
| ISBN | 9780415464611 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0415464617 (pbk.) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |