Description:
This unique book compares the effects of globalization on two differing Latin American countries, Argentina and Chile, while utilizing both the historical lens of the late nineteenth century and the status of the modern economy to draw its conclusions. Focusing on these two eras of globalization, leading business historians based in Europe, Latin America, and the United States examine the impact of multinationals, the growth of business groups, and the conflicted relations between business and government. Specifically, this book provides a compelling new historical perspective on current economic and political crises in Argentina and Chile. The contributors offer a pioneering comparative study of the complex and non-linear impact of globalization, and the evolution of business systems in the two neighboring countries. They draw on literature which had previously only been available in Spanish, setting this book apart from its competitors. The Impact of Globalization on Argentina and Chile will be a valuable resource for economic and business historians, Latin Americanists, and management scholars who research and teach international business and globalization
1. Business groups in 19th and 20th century Argentina / Maria Inés Barbero -- 2. Corporate governance and ownership in Chile, 1854-2012 / Gonzalo Islas -- 3. Multinationals, business groups and Chile's energy politics / Marcelo Bucheli -- 4. Multinational enterprises in Argentina : from primary commodity exporter to the new liberal era / Andrés López -- 5. Spanish business in Argentina and Chile since 1880 / Javier Vidal Olivares -- 6. Staffing and management in British multinationals in Argentina and Chile, 1930-1970 / Rory M. Miller -- 7. From a guaranteeing state to an entrepreneurial state : the relationship between Argentina's state and urban utility companies, 1880-1955 / Norma Silvana Lanciotti -- 8. Public-private relations in Chile after 1990 / Oscar Muñoz Gomá -- 9. Argentine and Chilean business in the second global economy select bibliography / Geoffrey Jones and Andrea Lluch