NCJ Number
20668
Journal
CRIMINOLOGICO Issue: 3 Dated: (1975) Pages: 131-138
Date Published
1975
Length
8 pages
Annotation
THIS ARTICLE IS A CRITIQUE OF THE FUNCTIONING AND IMPACT OF MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS IN LATIN AMERICA.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR SYSTEMATICALLY LISTS THE ADVANTAGES PERCEIVED BY THESE ENTERPRISES FOR ENTRY INTO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AS WELL AS THEIR MOTIVES FOR DIRECT INVESTMENT IN THESE JURISDICTIONS. THE AUTHOR ALSO REVIEWS THE DEVELOPMENT PROBLEMS POSED BY THE MODUS OPERANDI OF MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS AND FOCUSES ON THE ROLE THAT INTERNATIONAL AUDITING FIRMS PLAY IN REVEALING TO THEM INFORMATION ABOUT THE STATUS AND FUNCTIONING OF INDIGENOUS FORMS IN THE DEVELOPING COUNTRY. AMONG THE VARIOUS FORMS OF WHITE COLLAR DELINQUENCY LISTED ARE: PRICE MANIPULATION, DESTRUCTION OF COMPETING ENTERPRISES, FAVORABLE CONTRACTS PUBLIC ENTITIES, PATENT MANIPULATION, UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES, FALSE ADVERTISING, TAX EVASION, SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES, AND THE STRIPPING OF NATURAL RESOURCES. --IN SPANISH....MSP