This volume reports the results of the large international 'MNEmerge' research project, financed by the European Commission, and provides an understanding of the impact of multinational enterprises on United Nations Millennium Development Goals and successive Sustainable Development Goals in developing countries. Multinational enterprises (MNEs) are believed to contribute towards economic development of host countries through foreign direct investment (FDI), which results in poverty alleviation and human empowerment through linkages and spillovers with local stakeholders. However, earlier research demonstrates that the positive impact of FDI is often inconclusive. There is thus a gap in understanding the link between the activities of MNEs in developing countries and their impact on socio-economic development. This volume reports the results of a large international M̀NEmerge' research project, financed by the European Commission, and provides an understanding of the impact of MNEs on United Nations Millennium Development Goals and successive Sustainable Development Goals in developing countries 9781787431638 -- 9781787431638 -- MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- About the Authors -- Introduction: How Multinational Enterprises Can Contribute to Achieving Sustainable Development Goals -- 1. Sustainable Development Agenda: How Far We Have Gone? -- 2. MNEmerge Project: Aims and Objectives -- 3. Chapters in this Issue -- References -- The Impact of Multinational Enterprises on Sustainable Development and Poverty Reduction: Research Framework -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Research Question -- 3. Theoretical Background -- 4. Conceptual Framework -- 5. Methodology -- 5.1. Case Studies -- 5.1.1. Case 1: Blue Skies, Ghana -- 5.1.2. Case 2: Nestlé, Ghana -- 5.1.3. Case 3: Novartis, India -- 5.1.4. Case 4: Sanofi, India -- 6. Findings -- 6.2. Linkage and Spillover Effects -- 6.3. Role of Policy Makers -- 6.4. NGOs' Role -- 6.5. Host Country Government Role -- 6.6. Poverty Reduction -- 7. Discussion and Conclusions -- References -- The Contribution of the Pharmaceutical Industry to the Health Status of the Developing World -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Setting the Background: Interrelationships between Health and Economic Development -- 3. Pharmaceutical Products as Key Determinant of Health Outcomes -- 3.1. Scoping Study on the Pharmaceutical Industry's Contribution to Health Promotion -- 3.1.2. Results -- 3.1.2.1. Areas of Contribution of Pharmaceutical Industry to Health in Developing Countries#We classified the papers according to two broad categories of how pharmaceutical companies can contribute to health. We found that 36 articles focus on access to m Multinational enterprises (MNEs) are believed to contribute towards economic development of host countries through foreign direct investment (FDI), which results in poverty alleviation and human empowerment through linkages and spillovers with local stakeholders. However, earlier research demonstrates that the positive impact of FDI is often inconclusive. There is thus a gap in understanding the link between the activities of MNEs in developing countries and their impact on socio-economic development. This volume reports the results of a large international ‘MNEmerge’ research project, financed by the European Commission, and provides an understanding of the impact of MNEs on United Nations Millennium Development Goals and successive Sustainable Development Goals in developing countries.-- Provided by Publisher
