The Multinational Corporation and the Law of Uneven Development
Published 1 January 1982
Stephen Hymer
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Abstract
We have been asked to look into the future toward the year 2000. This essay attempts to do so in terms of two laws of economic development: the Law of Increasing Firm Size and the Law of Uneven Development.1
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Economics, Econometrics and FinanceBusiness, Management and Accounting
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