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US Multinationals Operating Activities On The Economic Impact Of The Home Country

Posted on:2014-09-25Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:F X YeFull Text:PDF
GTID:2269330392463121Subject:International relations
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After the Second World War, the business of the multinational companies has becomethe important feature of the economic development. In many countries, the productionfacilities have been possessed, controlled and managed by them. At the present time, theproduction of the multinational enterprises has accounted for more than25%of the world.The company’s internal trade has taken up one-third of the world trade only in themanufacturing field. The annual sales of some large multinational companies, such asGeneral Motors and Exxon, has reached hundreds of billions of dollars, which hasexceeded the national income of some countries.The American multinational enterprises can be regarded as the leader in the system ofthe global multinational corporations. Moreover, the effect of the economic movementsconducted by multinational companies to USA will not be underestimated. Therefore, itis necessary for us to analysis the economic impact from business activities ofmultinational companies to the United States.In spite of the economic movements of these companies making irreplaceablecontribution to the economic development and social welfare progress of the homecountry, the business activities are also likely to bring some obstacles for the motherland.For example, the mergers and acquisitions of the American multinational corporationsmight endanger the country’s economic security.In addition, as the engine of the world economy, multinational companies are not onlythe main carriers of economic globalization, but also the essential driving force ofscientific and technological globalization, let alone American multinational corporations,viewed as the guidance of the development of the global multinational enterprises. In the21st century, because of the rapid development of the Internet technology, the worldeconomy has been shocked by the information technology. Meanwhile, the Americanmultinational companies are undergoing the global strategic adjustment of businessactivities, which will exert the profound impact on the future economic pattern.
Keywords/Search Tags:American multinational corporations, economic impact on the homecountry, Chinese multinational companies, foreign direct investment
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