How the East was won
Subtitle: the impact of multinational companies on Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union
By: Charles Paul Lewis.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
Subjects: International business enterprises -- Europe, Eastern; Post-communism -- Europe, Eastern; International business enterprises -- Former Soviet republics; Post-communism -- Former Soviet republics; Europe, Eastern -- Economic conditions -- 1989-; Europe, Eastern -- Politics and government -- 1989-; Former Soviet republics -- Economic conditions; Former Soviet republics -- Politics and government
Description: "Despite widespread criticism of multinational companies, they have made an unparalleled contribution to the development of Eastern Europe over the last 15 years. They have brought new opportunities to the younger generation, transformed working conditions on the factory floor, saved communities from destitution, rehabilitated corrupt banking systems and laid a modern telecommunications network. They have improved and promoted local products not destroyed them; their exports have driven the growth of these economies; and their presence has helped to boost civil society.

The impact has not always been positive, as many have been involved in bribery and mass layoffs, but as the experience of Eastern Europe has shown, if the power and dynamism of multinationals can be effectively harnessed, they could be less an obstacle to global development and more a vital tool in defeating poverty."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-217) and index.