“Significantly, the 14 most transnational firms (in terms of the TNI) originate from small countries (Switzerland, the UK, the Netherlands, Belgium, Canada)”

—  Peter Dicken

Source: Global Shift (2003) (Fourth Edition), Chapter 7, Transnational Corporations, p. 221

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