Overview

This book is a study of the economics of the large international firm, but is at the same time a study of one of the world’s most important industries. International firms face difficult problems in attempting to deal with the conflicts between their own interest as world-wide economic organisations on the one hand, that of the countries in which they operate on the other, and with the conflicts of interest among the countries which are related to the international policies of the firms. The author analyses the underlying problems and points to possible solutions. When it was first published this was the first book by a professional economist to look widely at the economics of the international petroleum industry outside the industrialized countries.

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Author:   Edith Penrose
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.657kg
ISBN:  

9780415658430

ISBN 10:   0415658438
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   27 November 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Notes. Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction. 2. The Nature and Economic Significance of the Large International Firm. 3. The Development of the International Petroleum Industry. 4. The International Petroleum Companies. 5. Control of Supply By the Companies. 6. Prices and the Organization of The Industry. 7. The International Oil Companies in Developing Countries: 1 Major Exporters. 8. The International Oil Companies in Developing Countries: 2 Importers and Minor Producers. 9. The Direction of Change. 10. The Future of the Large International Firm. 11. The Oil Industry in Latin America P R Odell. Bibliography. Index.

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