Unilever as a global force: An historical re-examination

  • Sorab Sadri
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Abstract

An analysis of the activities of the Unilever Corporation, based on case studies in India, Indonesia, prewar Germany, Sene-Gambia, and South Africa, which seeks to demonstrate that multinational corporations prosper under regimes which are neither mature nor developed democracies.

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Multinational Corporation Global Force Develop Democracy 
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© Iona College 1989

Authors and Affiliations

  • Sorab Sadri
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  1. 1.Associate Professor of Economics Graduate CollegeUniversity of East AsiaMacau

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