{"product_id":"the-transnational-capitalist-class-isbn-9780631224624","title":"The Transnational Capitalist Class","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Transnational Capitalist Class\u003c\/i\u003e provides theoretically informed empirical research to explain the process of globalization from the viewpoint of the corporations themselves. Through personal interviews with executives and managers from over eighty Fortune Global 500 corporations, Sklair demonstrates how globalization works from the perspective of those who control and oppose the major globalizing corporations and their allies in government and the media. Sklair's unique approach brings a fresh perspective to what has become a key debate of our time.  List of Figures and Tables. \u003cp\u003ePreface and Acknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Introduction:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal System Theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFour Propositions on the Transnational Capitalist Class.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructure of the Book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Globalizing Class Theory:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheorizing the Dominant Class. Structure and Dynamics of the Transnational Capitalist Class.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDominant Classes and Dominated Groups.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'National' Interest and the 'National' Economy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Transnational Corporations and the Global Economy:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Global Economy and the Fortune Global 500.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsumer Goods and Services.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinancial Services.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHeavy Industries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInfrastructure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElectronics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom 'National Companies with Units Abroad' to Globalizing Corporations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal 500 Consumer Goods and Services Corporations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal 500 Financial Services Corporations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal 500 Heavy Industries Corporations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal 500 Infrastructure Corporations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal 500 Electronics Corporations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Non-respondents.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Corporate Elites and the Transformation of Foreign Investment:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Transformation of Foreign Investment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Brands.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Regulatory Climate.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhases of Foreign Investment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Home Base and Foreign Investment: The Case of NAFTA.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisinvestment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeign Investment as a Globalizing Practice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. World Best Practice, Benchmarking and National Competitiveness:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorld Best Practice, Benchmarking, and Globalization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndustry Benchmarking.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Programme Benchmarking: Six Sigma and the Quest for Perfection.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoliticians, Professionals and the 'Competitiveness of Nations'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorld Best Practice as a Globalizing Practice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. Global Corporate Citizenship:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegulating the Corporations: History and Theory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmployee Relations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCorporate Philanthropy and Community Development.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSafety and Health of Consumers and Citizens.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCorporate Citizenship as a Globalizing Practice: Deconstructing Shell.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. The Transnational Capitalist Class and the Struggle for the Environment:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistory and Theory of Corporate Environmentalism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCorporate Capture of the Environmental Movement or Constructive Dialogue: the Creation of a Sustainable Development Historical Bloc.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental Policies and Practices of Major Corporations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProcter and Gamble.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMitsubishi.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMonsanto.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntel.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDow.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRTZ (Rio Tinto).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBHP.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBP (BP Amoco).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSustainable Development as a Globalizing Ideology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. Global Vision and the Culture-Ideology of Consumerism:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsumer-Oriented Global Visions for Humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndustry-Oriented Global Visions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrganization-Oriented Global Visions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Visionary Executive.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Vision as a Globalizing Practice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9. Conclusion:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 1: Fortune Global 500 Corporations (and Subsidiaries) Interviewed, by Business Sector.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 2: Other Corporations and Organizations Interviewed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneral Index.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor Index.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"It will henceforth be difficult to theorize globalization without this rich storehouse of information about the global corporations and their role in the current world system.\" \u003ci\u003eFredric Jameson, Duke University\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is a pioneering and innovative study of an aspect of globalization that is rarely treated in any systematic way. Through a judicious mix of conceptual argument and empirical analysis, Leslie Sklair's stimulating and highly readable book lays bare the anatomy of the increasingly significant transnational capitalist class. Highly recommended.\" \u003ci\u003ePeter Dicken, University of Manchester\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book provides a stocktaking of the drivers of globalization worldwide, emphasizing the coherence of the process but also its contradictions, particularly those associated with economic inequality and environmental stress.\" \u003ci\u003eJournal of Australian Political Economy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The entire process of globalization is fraught with conflicts and new alliances between groups, be they based in corporations, government or social movements. In the end, Sklair does a superb job of depicting which group is dominant in this process and how it vigorously defends its interests from attacks against the culture-ideology of consumerism.\" \u003ci\u003eInternational Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In making his case, Sklair takes a strong position to critique TNC and he pulls no punches. For this reason, he has given us a very important standpoint, along with abundant evidence to sustain his position. But whatever one's position, this book will have a major place in the academic debates.\" \u003ci\u003eLauren Langman, Loyola University of Chicago, Theory and Society 31, 2002\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c!--end--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eLeslie Sklair\u003c\/b\u003e teaches sociology, and is responsible for the Ph.D. Research Programme in Sociology, at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eAssembling for Development\u003c\/i\u003e (second edition, 1993) and \u003ci\u003eSociology of the Global System\u003c\/i\u003e (second edition, 1995), and the editor of \u003ci\u003eCapitalism and Development\u003c\/i\u003e (1994).  While most of the popular and academic debates explore ideas of globalization, \u003ci\u003eThe Transnational Capitalist Class\u003c\/i\u003e goes one step further and provides theoretically informed empirical research to explain and deconstruct the process of globalization as seen by the corporations themselves.  \u003cp\u003eUsing personal interviews with executives and managers from over eighty Fortune Global 500 corporations, as well as already published sources, Sklair demonstrates how globalization works from the perspective of those who control and oppose the major globalizing corporations and their allies in government and the media.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book explores two major crises of globalization - class polarization and ecological sustainability - and shows how the transnational capitalist class attempts to resolve these crises and evaluates its own success and failure. Sklair's unique approach brings a fresh perspective to what has become a key debate of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990356541669,"sku":"NP9780631224624","price":43.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631224624.jpg?v=1761787492","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-transnational-capitalist-class-isbn-9780631224624","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}