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The Multinational Corporation Empowers the Nation-State

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 August 2005

Nathan Jensen
Nathan Jensen
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Washington University in St. Louis (njensen@artsci.wustl.edu)
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In the next ten years, who will win and who will lose from globalization? In thinking about this question, I avoid speculating on the broad impact of globalization on economic outcomes. Instead, I limit my treatment to the impact of multinational corporations (MNCs) on developed and developing countries, especially how competition to attract firms affects domestic politics and national economies.Nathan Jensen (njensen@artsci.wustl.edu) is assistant professor of political science at Washington University in St. Louis. The author thanks Sophie Fortin, Geoff Garrett, Quan Li, René Lindstädt, Bill Lowry, Guillermo Rosas, Andy Sobel, and Jana von Stein for their comments and suggestions.

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SYMPOSIUM: TEN YEARS FROM NOW
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Perspectives on Politics , Volume 3 , Issue 3 , September 2005 , pp. 548 - 551
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© 2005 American Political Science Association

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