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Downsizing
Pro’s and Con’s
TNC Behaviour ContinuumE
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Soc
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Mak
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Dis
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Exp
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Cul
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of B
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Cor
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Mur
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Pri
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Sta
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Equ
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reat
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Cha
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Exp
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tions
Job
Sec
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Fea
rs
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"The benefits of mining are not
reaching the workers or the
surrounding communities.
Lack of employment opportunities for
local youth, squalid living conditions,
unemployment and growing
inequalities contribute to this mess."
- Frederick Engels?
Frederick Engels
"The benefits of mining are not
reaching the workers or the
surrounding communities.
Lack of employment opportunities for
local youth, squalid living conditions,
unemployment and growing
inequalities contribute to this mess."
- Marikana Union Leaders?
“It is a truth, universally acknowledged,
that capital is not divided equally
amongst the people, and that anyone in
possession of a little capital must feel
they are in need of more”
- Jane Austen?
“Industrialisation (increasing the means
of production) and globalisation create
rapid changes in the division of capital,
changing the lives of the people”
- Ben Ranson?
“TNCs are important, because they are
a powerful agent of change”
- Rex W. Tillerson? Exxon Mobil, CEO
Direct TNC
Investment
Pro’s and Con’s
Pro’sIncreased employment with
workers earning a higher
wage than before
Can trigger the multiplier
effect leading to economic
growth for everyone
Con’sRange from exploitation of
people through to
environmental degradation
and illegal activities
Governments can find
themselves subservient
to TNCs