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Do multinational corporations hurt poor countries?

The American Enterprise

| June 01, 2004 | Bhagwati, Jagdish | COPYRIGHT 2004 The American Enterprise, a national magazine of politics, business and culture (TEAmag.com). This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

There is a fierce debate today between those who consider globalization to be a malign influence on poor nations and those who find it a positive force. This debate focuses not just on trade, but also on multinational corporations. The hard evidence strongly suggests that the positive view is more realistic. There are many reasons to believe that multinationals in particular do good, not harm, in the developing world.

If any conviction strongly unites the critics of multinationals today, it is that they exploit workers in poor countries. Ire has been aroused by the assumption that rich, deep-pocketed corporations pay "unfair" or "inadequate" wages overseas. More ...


    
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