Introduction

Multinational enterprises are often perceived as among the main actors in global relations and are able to strongly influence them. During the '70s and the '80s, these enterprises were often the object of public criticism, especially from several developing countries, since they were considered a new means of colonialism and were accused of contributing to the overthrow of the democratically elected governments in some host countries. Developing countries, that were and still are the main host countries of investments made by multinational enterprises, claimed the need ...