Are transnational corporations a benign or malign force in the contemporary world?

Are transnational corporations a benign or malign force in the contemporary world? Today we live in a world no longer contained by the nation-state; business, tourism, information, diseases, pollution, ideas are all constantly flooding across national borders. Transnational corporations (TNC's) operate in many countries at once, contributing in no small way to the process of economic, political, social and cultural globalisation that is taking place. The international flow of people, information and products is nothing …

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