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The political power of global corporations / John Mikler
Publication details: Cambridge : Policy Press , 2018 Description: XVI, 198 p. ; 23 cmISBN: 978-0-7456-9846-5 (pbk.)Subject(s): Relaciones internacionales | Empresas multinacionales | Aspectos políticosAbstract: In this book, John Mikler re-casts global corporations as political actors with complex identities and strategies. Debunking the idea of global corporations as exclusively profit-driven entities, he shows how they seek not only to drive or modify the agendas of states but to govern in their own right. He also explains why we need to re-territorialize global corporations as political actors that reflect and project the political power of the states and regions from which they hail.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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In this book, John Mikler re-casts global corporations as political actors with complex identities and strategies. Debunking the idea of global corporations as exclusively profit-driven entities, he shows how they seek not only to drive or modify the agendas of states but to govern in their own right. He also explains why we need to re-territorialize global corporations as political actors that reflect and project the political power of the states and regions from which they hail.