Human Rights and International Political Economy in Third World Nations: Multinational Corporations, Foreign Aid, and Repression

This work examines the effects that American foreign aid, investment, and multinational corporations have on human rights in Third World countries. Quantitative analyses employing a sample of more than 50 developing nations specify the international linkages between human rights, MNC investment, and US economic and military aid. Case studies move to a level detailing particular human rights abused by particular MNCs.