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The Pros And Cons Of Mncs

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Encourages competition
This investment encourages entrepreneurship and breeds a culture of competition, increasing competitiveness amongst local companies, causing them to improve their own goods and services by increasing their efficiency and ultimately quality in order to better compete.
Improves Balance of Payments
An added benefit of foreign direct investment is that it helps the balance of payments of both capital and current accounts of the host country.
Drawbacks to Host Country Colonialism
MNC's are seen as an offshoot of western colonialism, albeit in a more subtle manner. Far from improving the balance of payments on both the current and capital accounts, critics argue that MNC's worsen it. This they argue happens when the profits …show more content…

A set of new difficulties have taken rise as MNCs' continue to take over most economic activities. Today, they outnumber states in terms of size and power. General Motors is an outstanding example to explain this phenomenon. The MNC is run at a scale larger than seven nations together. The power it has in terms of economics and politics, allows it to control a huge chunk of the world. Hence, it is worthwhile to note that since the 1990's when there were only 3 MNCs controlling the world's economies, the number jumped up to 15 within the span of 10 …show more content…

Though this legitimate challenge has been out there for thirty years now, yet only slight developments have been noted in terms of accountability. The old-fashioned regulatory body and the MNCs' significant economic and political power have resulted in a clash which makes the regulation of states turn into a major problem. The MNC has surpassed the national legal structures and disregarded the delicate international bodies, increasing the already existing burden of fulfilling the basic norms of human

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