The Multinational Monitor
 
DECEMBER 1983 - VOLUME 4 - NUMBER 12
 
Toys Toys Toys 


C O N T E N T S

Features

The Corporate Santa
- by Tim Shorrock
How multinationals shape the toy industry. The simple days of teddy bears, baby dolls and little red wagons seem far away.

Putting a Label on Fun
- by Kathleen Selvaggio
Manufacturers are targeting children through aggressive marketing strategies, flooding their daily activities with images of their favorite movies, toy, and video game characters.

Revo Out - U.S. In
- by Tim Shorrock
The Reagan administration has decided to spend millions to bring Grenada back into the capitalist fold.

News Monitor

U.S. Bases, U.S. Bosses
- by Paul Hutchcroft

Auto Industry Woes Cut Deep for Firestone's Workers
- by Jonathan Friedland

The Spare Parts Rip-Off
- by Michael Stone

Union Davids Face Corporate Goliaths
- by Pat Perkins

Departments

Editorial

News Roundup

Review