Third World Quarterly · 2007 · 29 citations · 0 references
Social SciencesEconomicsInternational RelationsInternational EconomicsInternational Political EconomyPolitical EconomyGeopoliticsGlobal Political EconomyMultinational CorporationsState RelationsState SovereigntyTransnational CorporationsForeign Policy AutonomyGeopolitical EconomyNeoliberal HegemonyNeoliberal State RestructuringState BargainingState-owned Multinational EnterprisesStructural DependenceWorld Economy
Abstract This paper examines the constraints on state policy autonomy engendered by globalisation. It evaluates the three major competing hypotheses on the decline in the state's inability to bargain with multinational corporations for the purpose of promoting economic development in light of two case studies of state – firm bargaining. The case studies are drawn from the mining sectors in Argentina and Chile in the late 1990s.