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ECONOMIC REASONS: New forms of technology allow gigantic flows of capital and other technologies Transnational corporations (TNCs) – Powerful companies which subsidiaries in several countries Most are “Western Companies”

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Page 1: ECONOMIC REASONS: ◦ New forms of technology allow gigantic flows of capital and other technologies  Transnational corporations (TNCs) – Powerful companies.

ECONOMIC REASONS: ◦ New forms of technology allow gigantic flows of

capital and other technologies Transnational corporations (TNCs) –

Powerful companies which subsidiaries in several countries◦ Most are “Western Companies”

Page 2: ECONOMIC REASONS: ◦ New forms of technology allow gigantic flows of capital and other technologies  Transnational corporations (TNCs) – Powerful companies.

Wal-Mart Exxon-Mobil Royal Dutch Shell BP General Motors Toyota Chevron Daimler Chrysler Conoco Phillips

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42 of the world’s top economies are corporations, some are worth more than entire nation’s GDP’s

Control much of the world’s investment capital, technology, and international markets

How do they make so much money? Deregulation – No rules to govern how

these corporations operate Where do they get their workforce?