Leviathans; multinational corporations and the new global history.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

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0521549930

Leviathans; multinational corporations and the new global history.

Ed. by Alfred D. Chandler and Bruce Mazlish.

Cambridge U. Pr.

2005

249 pages

$22.99

Paperback

HD2755

Of the 100 entities with the largest gross national product, about half are multinational corporations--companies larger and wealthier that many nation-states. Editors Chandler (business history, emeritus...

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