Screen LibraryWorld investment report, 2007：transnational corporations, extractive industries and development
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United Nations,
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| Publisher Address: | New York |
| Publication Dates: | 2007. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xxvii, 294 p.: col. ill. ; 30 cm. +1 CD-ROM (sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.) |
| ISBN: |
9789211127188 9211127181 |
| Index Number: | F831 |
| CLC: | F831.6-55 |
| Call Number: | F831.6-55/W927/2007 |
| Contents: |
Donation. Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-290). Pt. I. Widespread growth in FDI -- Ch. 1. Global trends: sustained growth in FDI flows -- FDI and international production -- Changing patterns of FDI -- The largest TNCs -- Prospects -- Notes -- Ch. 2. Regional trends -- Introduction -- Developing countries -- South-East Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States -- Developed countries -- Notes -- Pt. II. Transnational corporations, extractive industries and development -- Introduction -- Ch. 3. Features of the extractive industries -- Extractive industries in the world economy -- The commodity price boom and its impact on investments -- Extractive industries: opportunities and challenges for development -- Notes -- Ch. 4. TNCs in extractive industries -- Global trends in FDI and other forms of TNC participation in extractive industries -- The changing universe of TNCs in extractive industries -- Drivers and determinants -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Ch. 5. Development implications for host countries -- A framework for assessing implications for host countries of TNC involvement in extractive industries -- Economic impact -- Environmental impact -- Social and political impacts -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Ch. 6. The policy challenge -- The broader government policy and institutional framework -- Regulating the entry and operations of TNCs in extractive industries -- Arrangements for rent-sharing -- Policies for broader economic benefits -- Coping with environmental challenges -- Addressing social and political concerns -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Annex to Ch. 6. Technical assistance with extractive industries: selected examples -- References -- Annexes -- Selected UNCTAD publications on TNCs and FDI -- Questionnaire. |