SOC 111 Lecture Notes - Multinational Corporation
22 Nov 2012
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We are looking at the division of the societies, e. g. , 3rd world vs. us. Coca cola is a transnational corporation (across many countries) Capitalists: they are looking to maximize their surplus value, they do this through expanding their plants. Employees: 139,600 in 2010 146,250 in 2011. 35. 2 billion revenues in 2010, 46. 5 billion in 2011. 2011: 50th consecutive annual dividend increase dividend 8. 5% 30$ billion investments in the next 5 years: most in china ( billion in last 3 years) india (2$ billion in the next 5 year) the middle east, russia. What distinguishes us from animals is our capacity to think and express that creatively. Work is becoming more depressing for the people who are doing this for the majority of their life. D busts are what lay people off. Concentration of co2 in the atmosphere is about 385 ppm. Crop yields are up in temperature zones down in tropical zones.
