Multinational Enterprises and International Cartels: The Strategic Implications of De-globalization

A cartel is an association of independent businesses for the purpose of regulating trade in an industry. There are three important reasons for studying international cartels: they will become important in the future; they are of immense historical significance; and they are poorly understood. This paper reviews the economic, political, and historical literatures on international cartels and considers the lessons for international business theory and policy. If IB researchers are to retain their reputation for policy-relevance, they must engage with the issue of institutional responses to globalization, and this must include the analysis of cartels. 卡特尔是以调控行业贸易为目的的独立企业协会。研究国际卡特尔有三个重要原因，即他们在未来会变得重要，具有巨大的历史意义，而且人们对它们知之甚少。本文回顾了有关国际卡特尔的经济、政治和历史文献，并考虑了国际商业理论和政策的教训。如果国际商务研究人员要保持他们在政策关联性方面的声誉，必须对全球化议题进行制度性回应，并必须包括对卡特尔的分析。