Ideology, Dependencia and the Control of Multinational Corporations: A Study of the Venezuelan Policy on Foreign Investment and Technology Transfer

by Moisés Naím

Excerpt from Ideology, Dependencia and the Control of Multinational Corporations

Implicit in many of these writings is the assumption that by superimposing a theoretical model on the situation at hand it is possible to prescribe the appropriate policy alternatives. In this way, most of the research that focuses on the formal or explicit issues arising from the ancom project, while certainly capturing some of the theoretical problems and some times contributing to their better understanding, consistently fails to incorporate the informal and implicit inputs, some of which frequently end up having a bigger impact on final outcomes than formal policy.

103 pages, Paperback

Published August 24, 2018

About the author

Moisés Naím is an internationally-syndicated columnist and best-selling author of influential books. In 2011, he launched Efecto Naím, an innovative weekly television program highlighting surprising world trends with visually-striking videos, graphics and interviews with world leaders which is widely watched in Latin America today. Dr. Naím gained international recognition with the successful re-launch of the prominent journal Foreign Policy and, over his fourteen years (1996-2010) as editor, turned the magazine into a modern, award-winning publication on global politics and economics.

Author of books:
* Paper Tigers and Minotaurs: The Politics of Venezuela's Economic Reforms (1993, economics)
* Altered States: Globalization, Sovereignty and Governance (2000, economics)
* Illicit: How Smugglers, Traffickers and Copycats Are Hijacking the Global Economy (2005, economics)
* The End of Power: From Boardrooms to Battlefields and Churches to States, Why Being in Charge Isn't What It Used to Be (2013, social studies)