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MAINMISE ETRANGERE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-10-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Economic Co-operation and Development
- Economic Doctrines, Systems and Policies
- Industry-Government Relations (Econ.)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- foreign domination
1, record 1, English, foreign%20domination
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The [Foreign Investment Review] Agency resulted from concerns about foreign domination of the Canadian economy ... However, economic nationalists criticize FIRA because it does not have jurisdiction over the activities of non-Canadian businesses already in Canada, which dominate many fields of the economy. 1, record 1, English, - foreign%20domination
Record 1, Key term(s)
- foreign control
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Coopération et développement économiques
- Doctrines, systèmes et politiques économiques
- Relations de l'industrie avec l'État (Écon.)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- domination étrangère
1, record 1, French, domination%20%C3%A9trang%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mainmise étrangère 1, record 1, French, mainmise%20%C3%A9trang%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mainmise étrangère sur les industries d'un pays. 1, record 1, French, - domination%20%C3%A9trang%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Domination étrangère des industries d'un pays. 1, record 1, French, - domination%20%C3%A9trang%C3%A8re
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1994-08-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Economic Co-operation and Development
- Economic Doctrines, Systems and Policies
- Industry-Government Relations (Econ.)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- foreign ownership
1, record 2, English, foreign%20ownership
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- non-resident ownership 2, record 2, English, non%2Dresident%20ownership
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Most of the benefits of foreign investment are economic in nature. ... There is no strong "noneconomic" or social argument for foreign ownership or control as an ethical end in itself. ... the economic argument for continuing to permit, or encourage, foreign ownership is that infusions of capital from abroad raise the productivity of Canadian labor. In this way they raise GNP, and make it possible for the population to grow without diminishing returns. 3, record 2, English, - foreign%20ownership
Record 2, Key term(s)
- foreign control
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Coopération et développement économiques
- Doctrines, systèmes et politiques économiques
- Relations de l'industrie avec l'État (Écon.)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- propriété étrangère
1, record 2, French, propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20%C3%A9trang%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- intérêts étrangers 2, record 2, French, int%C3%A9r%C3%AAts%20%C3%A9trangers
correct, masculine noun, plural
- appartenance étrangère 2, record 2, French, appartenance%20%C3%A9trang%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Possession totale ou partielle de certaines ressources nationales par des compagnies ou des particuliers d'autres pays. 3, record 2, French, - propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20%C3%A9trang%C3%A8re
Record 2, Key term(s)
- investissements étrangers
- mainmise étrangère
- domination étrangère
- prise de participation étrangère
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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