Title: Rival states, rival firms : competition for world market shares /
Authors: Stopford, John M.; Strange, Susan, 1923-; Henley, John S.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press,
Year: 1991
Subjects: International business enterprises Developing countries; Investments, Foreign Government policy Developing countries.; Competition, International.; Developing countries Foreign economic relations.
Abstract: "The upheavals of the international political economy during the last decade have fundamentally altered the relationships among states and multinational enterprises. Growing interdependence now means that the rivalry between states and the rivalry between firms for a secure place in the world has become fiercer. As a result, governments have come to recognise their increased dependence on the scarce resources controlled by firms."--BOOK JACKET. "In this original theoretical work, two distinguished authors explore this mutual interdependence of states and firms throughout the world. They show how global structural changesin finance, technology, knowledge and politics - often impel governments to seek the help and cooperation of managers of multinational enterprises. Yet, as Professors Stopford and Strange demonstrate, this is constrained by each country's economic resources, its social structures and its political history.^
Contents: The new diplomacy -- Structural change -- Global competition -- Dilemmas for governments -- Local decisions for firms -- Social cause and consequences / by John Henley -- The way forward.