In the Hurricane's Eye: The Troubled Prospects of Multinational Enterprises

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. SETTING THE CONTEXT: Multinational Enterprises in a System of Nation-States -- A Rough Take-off for the Multinationals -- Calibrating the Multinationals' Importance -- Multinationals' Behavior in International Markets -- The Challenge: Accommodating Multinationals and Nation-States -- 2. TENSIONS IN THE BACKGROUND: Conflict between Multinational Enterprises and Nation-States -- The Nation-States' Struggle for Jobs -- Taxing Multinationals -- Security for the Nation-State -- Conflicts of Jurisdiction, Culture, and Principle -- 3. INSIDE THE EMERGING ECONOMIES: High Stakes for Nation-States and Multinational Enterprises -- Latin America -- Fading Stars of Asia -- Transitional Economies: From Hungary to China -- India -- Conclusions -- 4. INSIDE THE INDUSTRIALIZED ECONOMIES: New Sources of Tension -- The Case of Europe -- The Case of the United States -- The Case of Japan -- Common Problems, Common Responses -- 5. THE STRUGGLE OVER OPEN MARKETS: The Gathering Clouds -- Ambivalence in the United States and Europe -- Multinationals and the Struggle for Public Resources -- Uncertainties in the International Political Climate -- 6. RIGHTING THE BALANCE: Possible Policy Responses -- The Search for Global Principles -- Bilateral Agreements -- Industry-Centered Agreements -- Regional Agreements -- Possible New Initiatives -- Unilateral Measures -- Reprise -- Notes -- Index.