A comment on the multifaceted relationship between multinational enterprises and within-country inequality

Purpose Whether by direct or indirect action (or by inaction), multinational enterprises (MNEs) can have both a positive and a negative effect on within-country social and economic inequality. This paper aims to comment on this multifaceted relationship between MNEs and within-country inequality. Design/methodology/approach Given the absence of either robust theory or evidence in the neglected realm of MNEs and within-countries inequalities,...