States, firms and diplomacy

Strange, Susan

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“…A fi rst set of conclusions relates to the theoretical literature on globalization and neoliberal approaches to economic transition. As Strange (1992) argues, globalization drives states to compete fi ercely over scarce resources-in particular capital. However, the neoliberal view that open borders are suffi cient to attract foreign capital is not strongly supported by the CEE experience.…”

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Competitiveness Strategies, Resource Struggles, and National Interest in the New Europe

Ellison¹

2008

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Within the context of neofunctionalist and intergovernmental models, European integration—and thus membership in the European Club—is typically seen as a win-win proposition. Viewed through the lens of economic models based on increasing returns or literature on the developmental state, the advantages of European integration become more ambiguous. This essay argues that the incorporation of the Central and East European states into the European Union ultimately favors Western interests. Based on an analysis of Hungary’s Great Transformation, I evaluate the compatibility of the EU policy framework with Hungarian and other Central and East European interests in economic development. Forced to abandon many competitiveness tools, new member states may fi nd the EU policy framework less accommodating and quite possibly more constraining. Western states benefi t from the enlargement by raising the degree of policy control over Eastern states.

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Competitiveness Strategies, Resource Struggles, and National Interest in the New Europe

Ellison¹

2008

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“…Provided that this development is actively encouraged by the states themselves, the participation of non-state actors in areas such as trade-related matters or humanitarian assistance not only creates a variety of issue-specific and local tasks but also facilitates policy coordination between the private sector and the responsible government authorities, illustrating the possibility of extending the traditional views of state-to-state relations to include state-firm and firm-firm dimensions of diplomacy (Strange 1992; see also Tavornmas 2006). During the 1997 Asian crisis, it became obvious that the EU and Thailand's business communities posed an important challenge to any increased participation of the private sector in commerce and industry as a way to improving regional and international coordination.…”

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“…Structural changes based on technological change, capital mobility and transnational communications in particular have increased overall competition in the traditional state-to-state relations and have given rise to the broadening state-firm and firm-firm dimensions of diplomacy (Strange 1992; see also Tavornmas 2006). In stark contrast to the realist notion of state-centric power politics, a liberal foreign policy theory is in a less difficult position because it takes into account these two new dimensions of diplomacy and thus contends that foreign policy decisions of the state can be explained simply as a matter of 'engagement'.…”

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The EU-Thailand Relations : Tracing the Patterns of New Bilateralism

Kiatpongsan¹

2010

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“…In this respect it is worth mentioning an extensive investigation, grounded on an interdisciplinary approach, which aimed to understand the dynamics between governments and TNCs in Malaysia, Brazil and Kenya. This study pulled down the "Berlin Wall" that has separated the London Business School and the London School of Economics for decades (Strange, 1992) as the authors managed to develop an interdisciplinary approach on IPE and international business (Stopford & Strange, 1991).…”

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Globalization and international management: in search of an interdisciplinary approach

Guedes

Faria

2007

BAR, Braz. Adm. Rev.

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This paper, based on the international relations and international political economy literature, shows that the international management field has been influenced by certain national interests, particularly from the United States, and also that it reproduces a particular theory of globalization that benefits the interests of transnational corporations. One of the most concerning outcomes of this dominant perspective is the suppression of governance issues 'managed' by these corporations and the interests of other key agents, such as governments. The interdisciplinary approach outlined in this paper challenges the hegemonic influence of the globalist theory within the international management field. The approach proposed addresses the domains of management and governance by recognizing from a multidimensional perspective on globalization, the political and economic interfaces between public and private, and more specifically, between government and transnational corporations. This could make the knowledge produced by the field relevant not only to transnational corporations but also to local governments, local managers, public administrators and policy makers in developing countries.

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States, firms and diplomacy

Cited by 124 publications

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Competitiveness Strategies, Resource Struggles, and National Interest in the New Europe

Competitiveness Strategies, Resource Struggles, and National Interest in the New Europe

The EU-Thailand Relations : Tracing the Patterns of New Bilateralism

Globalization and international management: in search of an interdisciplinary approach

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