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James Petras, Henry Veltmeyer

"The role and economic power of corporations that dominate the world economy has generated considerable controversy. The most heated debate and the most critical questions, surrounding the role of multinational corporations has to do with foreign direct investment (FDI)." "This book takes an entirely different view of the role of multinationals and the development impact of FDI to the prevailing and dominant view. It argues that imperialism is a much more useful concept for describing and explaining the dynamics of world development than globalization. FDI is a mechanism for empire-centred capital accumulation, a powerful lever for political control and for reordering the world economy."--Jacket.

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[edited by] V. Kasturi Rangan ... [et al

Based on research presented at The Harvard Business School's first-ever conference on business approaches to poverty alleviation, Business Solutions for the Global Poor brings together perspectives from leading academics and corporate, non-profit and public sector managers. The contributors draw on practical and dynamic how-to insights from leading BOP ventures from more than twenty countries world-wide. This important volume reflects poverty's multi-faceted nature and a broad range of actors--multinational and local businesses, entrepreneurs, civil society organizations and governments--that play a role in its alleviation.

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H.S. Kehal

"China and India have both received a great deal of attention from foreign investors. Both have been at the receiving end of a large volume of foreign capital investment in their economies and both of them have set out on the path of economic reform. However, there are acute differences in the implementation of these reforms : China made rapid progress in the manufacture of high-technology products while India progressed more in the development of high technology. India's share among the developing countries in terms of attracting foreign direct investment is only 1.7 per cent compared with China's 17 per cent. This book explores the contrasts between China and India in attracting and utilizing such investment, and related issues, and discusses the challenges faced by foreign investors."--BOOK JACKET

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Ashutosh Sheshabalaya

"Sheshabalaya musters an arsenal of facts and arguments to provide a powerful sketch of India's history and culture, showing how its very "Indianness" has given the country the wherewithal to not only challenge the West at its highest-value economic frontiers, but maintain an overwhelming lead over rival wannabees."--Jacket.