Distortion or development? : contending perspectives on the multinational corporation / Thomas J. Biersteker.

Figures, vii -- Tables, viii -- Introduction, xi -- Acknowledgments, xv -- 1. Critical Perspectives on Multinational Corporate Investment in Underdeveloped Countries, 1 -- 2. An Alternative Assessment of Multinational Investment: The Neoconventional Perspective, 27 -- 3. Comparing Contending Research Perspectives, 49 -- 4. Evaluating Contending Propositions: An Introduction to the Nigerian Example, 69 -- 5. International Capital Movements and Domestic Capabilities in Nigeria, 85 -- 6. The Displacement of Indigenous Production in Nigeria, 103 -- 7. Multinationals, Technology, and Emerging Patterns of Consumption in Nigeria, 119 -- 8. Multinational Investment, Comprador Groups, and Inequality in Nigeria, 137 -- 9. Evaluating Critical and Neoconventional Perspectives, 155 -- Appendix: Sources and Description of Data, 163 -- Notes, 167 -- Bibliography, 181 -- Index, 191.