Global Inc.: An Atlas of the Multinational Corporation.(Now Read This)(book review)(Book Review)

From: City Limits | Date: July 1, 2004 | Copyright information

Global Inc.: An Atlas of the Multinational Corporation

By Medard Abel and Henry Bruner

New Press, $24.95

Internationally, the 100 biggest economies aren't all nations: 53 are MNCs--multinational corporations. Of those, a handful controls most of the world's energy, food, banks, media and more. Global, Inc. delineates this multina...

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