Enquiry: The Multinational Corporation's In Singapore - Benevolent God Or Blood-Sucking Monster
- Singapore Broadcasting Corporation Fonds
Fonds/Collection
- Radio and Television Singapore Series
Series
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Radio-Television Singapore
Creator
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Television Corporation of Singapore
Source
- 1974
Record Date
- 04/02/1974
Broadcast/Release Date
- 00:37:15
Recorded Duration
- English
Recording Language
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1997023141
Accession No.
- Sound
Type
- 7 inch Open Reel Audiotape
Format
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Synopsis :In this programme in the radio series 'Enquiry', the narrator discusses the subject on 'The Multinational Corporations (MNCs) in Singapore - Benevolent God or Blood-Sucking Monster?'
The programme also contain excerpts of speeches and interviews with economists senior government officials and trade union leaders. The prominent two are Minister for Foreign Affairs S. Rajaratnam and NTUC's Secretary-General C.V. Devan Nair.
Topics discussed include:
- The definition of MNCs;
- The criteria for identifying MNCs and the characteristics of MNCs;
- Why MNCs moved out from their home basis and the origins of MNCs;
- Singapore's view and approach to MNCs;
- The positive developmental role for MNCs to play in Singapore especially in the 1960s;
- An assessment of the MNCs' contributions to Singapore;
- Comments on charges levelled at MNCs e.g. exploit labour, compete away scarce resources, affect host country's balance of payment, threaten the sovereignty of the host country;
- Selection of foreign investments which can ensure sound growth of indigenous entrepreneurship, management, science and engineering skills in the 2nd phase of Singapore's industrial development.
