PART III.- AGENTS, AGENCIES AND CONTEMPORARY STYLES OF DEVELOPMENT



LECTURE 9: The role of transnational corporations in the choice of economic 
           and social policies in developing countries.The role of 
           transnational corporations in the choice of economic and social 
           policies in industrialised countries. Environmental destruction 
           and agribusiness.

Topic for discussion:
           Are there contradictions between the economic goals of TNCs and 
           Human development in developing societies?
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See
 R. Rojas: Transnational corporations and developing countries.
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See also: The Multilateral Agreement on Investment
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See R. Rojas, NOTES ON AGRIBUSINESS IN THE 1990s
and C. Hines, AGRIBUSINESS -A BLOCK TO AFRICA's FOOD SELF-RELIANCE

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 Agribusiness. The effects   
            on the environment, social stratification, urbanization and 
            gender divisions. Polarization and exploitation revisited.

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