Report 2006 "Transnational Corporations and Development"
1. Conveners
Michael W. Hansen
Copenhagen Business School
mwh.ikl(AT)cbs.dk
Eric Rugraff
Université Robert Schuman de Strasbourg
eric.rugraff(AT)urs.u-strasbg.fr
2. Members of the working group
Filip de Beule | filip.debeule(AT)ua.ac.be |
3. Activities 2006
Seminar in London (at the Overseas Development Institute), 22-23 June 2006
3 sessions:
- TNCs and industrial linkages
- TNCs and Corporate social responsibility
- TNCs, poverty and inequality
Papers presented:
Author | Title of the paper | Affiliation |
TNCs and industrial linkages | ||
I. Vind | Vietnam's entry into the global production networks of the electronics industry | University of Copenhagen |
S. Jessen | TNCs and the pharmaceutical industry in India | University of Copenhagen |
J.D Pedersen | The second wave of Indian Investments abroad | University of Aarhus |
E. Rugraff | Multinationals and inter-firm relations in the central European countries: a 'varieties of capitalism' approach | University of Strasbourg |
M. Larsen, P. Yankson, N. Fold | Restructuring and new linkages in the gold mining in Ghana | University of Copenhagen and University of Ghana |
TNCs and CSR | ||
A. Crabtree | Is serving the poor profitability serving the poor? | Copenhagen Business School (CBS) |
D. Durkee | Risks and Threats of FDI for the Recipient | Warsaw School of Economics |
C. Mainguy and S. Jeppensen | Exploring impact of FDI on host developing countries | University of Strasbourg and CBS |
TNCs, poverty and inequality | ||
M. Tiwari | TNCs, the nature of FDI and impact on multidimensional poverty: The case study of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka | UEL |
A. Sumner and N M Tuan | FDI, growth and poverty: does government policy matter? The case of Vietnam | LSBU an Ministry of planning and Investment of Vietnam |
D. Sanchez | Transnationals and economic integration in small countries: Central America under CAFTA | University of London |
4. Future activities (2007)
- Project of publication of a book based on the paper presented at the seminar of London and some other papers (Palgrave Publishers).
- Next Workshop will take place in Strasbourg in June 2007.