Multinational enterprises and sustainable development / edited by Pervenz N Ghauri, Xiaolan Fu, Juha Va�a�ta�nen.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references.

Prelims -- Introduction: How multinational enterprises can contribute to achieving sustainable development goals -- The impact of multinational enterprises on sustainable development and poverty reduction: research framework -- The contribution of the pharmaceutical industry to the health status of the developing world -- MNEs contribution to the Indian pharmaceutical sector -- On nudging MNE towards SDG1: a policy perspective -- MNE led new market creation in emerging countries: The case of Bt cotton -- Returns from strategies adopted by MNEs to improve global health and wellbeing: third sustainable development goal -- MNEs and Capabilities building in Ghana -- MNEs' Contribution to sustainable energy and development: the case of 'light for all' program in Brazil -- Multinational enterprises, sustainable development and poverty alleviation: past, present and future -- Index.

Multinational enterprises (MNEs) are believed to contribute towards economic development of host countries through foreign direct investment (FDI), which results in poverty alleviation and human empowerment through linkages and spillovers with local stakeholders. However, earlier research demonstrates that the positive impact of FDI is often inconclusive. There is thus a gap in understanding the link between the activities of MNEs in developing countries and their impact on socio-economic development. This volume reports the results of a large international 'MNEmerge' research project, financed by the European Commission, and provides an understanding of the impact of MNEs on United Nations Millennium Development Goals and successive Sustainable Development Goals in developing countries.

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