Strategies and power of multinational corporations: A case study of the global dairy sector

Strategies and power of multinational corporations:
A case study of the global dairy sector

MSc Thesis Political Science Annet Hofstra (5833264)

Strategies and power of multinational corporations:
A case study of the global dairy sector

Author Annet Hofstra
Student number 5833264
Discipline International Relations Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences University of Amsterdam
Research project Global Politics: Power and Politics at the sub-state level
Supervisor Professor Dr. Jeffrey Harrod
Reader Dr. Robin Pistorius
Date July 2011
TABLE OF CONTENTS

List of tables

Table 2.1 Top 5 production states with EU27
Table 2.2 Top 5 production states without EU27
Table 2.3 Top 10 global dairy companies

Abbreviations
ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations
BRIC Brazil, Russia, India and China
BSN (Boussois souchon Neuvesel).
CEO Chief Executive Officer
CAP Common Agricultural Policy
DFA Dairy Farmers of America
DG Danone Group
EU European Union
FAO Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations
FDI Foreign Direct Investment
GNP Gross National Product
HCRS Household contract responsibility system
IPE International Political Economy
IR International Relations
LEI Landbouw Economisch Instituut
M&A merger and acquisition
MNC Multinational Corporation
NRC Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant
PRC People’s Republic of China
R&D Research and Development
RFC Royal FrieslandCampina
UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UHT Ultra High Temperature

Acknowledgements
When I finished by Bachelor study of International Business I gained a good understanding of multinational corporations and their importance, though I merely reviewed their impacts from an economic point of view. The political impact of MNCs aroused my interest and encouraged me to study the Master

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