NCJ Number
186659
Journal
Intenational Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology Volume: 44 Issue: 6 Dated: December 2000 Pages: 692-713
Editor(s)
Adrienne Palermo R.N.
Date Published
December 2000
Length
22 pages
Annotation
This article addresses the emerging problem of transnational corporations (TNCs) conducting business in several countries with inconsistent national legislation and the absence of effective regulations to control illegal business transactions.
Abstract
TNCs can engage in problematic behavior because of their power and their international organizational structures. They conduct business in numerous countries and are subject to many national laws. TNCs can often engage in corporate behaviors that are illegal in one country but not in others avoiding sanctions. Efforts to control these corporations are undertaken in spite of all the difficulties. Insights from the world-systems theory, state theory and social movement/problem theory are used to explain the relative success of efforts to control TNCs active in the infant formula, pharmaceutical, and tobacco industries. The world-systems theory explains the position of TNCs in the world economy, state theory provides a framework for analyzing power relations between TNCs and state governments, and social movement/problem theory can explain state responses as a result of social activism. Limitations of the study are reviewed. Notes and references