Political risk analysis around the North Atlantic1992

During the 1970s and the 1980s, political risk analysis was increasingly undertaken by multinational corporations around the world. Recent developments in Eastern Europe, the Soviet Union, the Gulf and elsewhere have highlighted the need for multinational corporations to undertake such analysis and incorporate it into their decision-making.

This book traces the emergence of the political risk assessment function in multinational corporations. From its genesis as an integral component of corporate environmental scanning, through its development as a distinct academic sub-discipline and separate corporate function, to its 'shake-out' phase of the late-1980s, this book critically examines the need for, and methodology of, corporate political risk assessment.

Special attention is placed on...