Transnational Actors and International Organizations in Global Politics

Works Cited

http://www.unctad.org/en/docs/iteiit20049a1_en.pdfhttp://www.unctad.org/templates/page.asp?intItemID=2443&lang=1http://www.fpif.org/reports/controlling_transnational_corporationshttp://data.worldbank.org/

What is a Transnational Corporation?

Transnational organization is a term used in scholarly literature. It refers to international organizations that "transcend" the idea of a nation-state. By ignoring differences between nations, it operates on a truly global level.

Terrorists, Guerillas and

National Liberation Movements

Transnational

Criminals

Multinational Corporations

• drugs and arms
• diamonds, computer chips, ivory, sex trade and intellectual property
• money-laundering threatens integrity of financial institutions, triangulation, regulatory arbitrage and extraterritorial jurisdiction

Some Transnational Corporations

A corporation that has its facilities and other assets in at least one country other than its home country. Such companies have offices and/or factories in different countries and usually have a centralized head office where they co-ordinate global management. Very large multinationals have budgets that exceed those of many small countries.

Transnational Actors &

International Organizations in Global Politics

History of TNCs:

Multinational Actors

Ethics

Examples of Terrorist Groups

Corporations have low social and environmental standards.

New socially and environmentally conscious pressure on corporations UN, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Generalized System of Preferences, NAFTA and Labor Organization.

Strategy & Purpose

• the view of progress of TNC’s is tied with globalization

• growing internationally must consequent integration of international production

• key functions - such as technology innovation and labour - become divided up abroad

• more TNC’s employ high numbers of people and sell more products outside of their home country

States vs. Corporations

Triangulation: inability of governments to prevent indirect trade from one country to another

State loses power in trade agreements

Policies

Transnational Corporations

Inability to control financial system

Extraterritoriality: occurs when one government tried to exercise legal authority in the territory of another state

Social and environmental issues

Intra-firm Trading: international trade from one branch of transnational company to an affiliate of the same company in a different country.

TNC's avoiding Government Policies

change transfer prices: the price set by a transnational company for intra-firm trade of goods or services

regulatory arbitrage: the process of moving funds or business activity from one country to another, in order to increase profits is escaping the constraints imposed by government regulations

Issues

Economic Foothold

Labor Surplus in 3rd World Countries

-Al Qaeda

-Hezbollah

-Al Shebab

In Conclusion

Intergovernmental Organizations

Non Governmental Organizations

In conclusion, transnational actors and international organizations have a very strong influence in a globalized world.

Include UN, NATO, European Union.

Include Amnesty International, Red Cross,

Unicef