导言近些年来,各国政府和国际组织都有意深入了解跨国公司的活动,以便制定政策,接受和管理外国农工联合企业在发展中国家的投资。他们非常想弄清楚:这些跨国公司是否有助于接受投资的国家保汪食物供给、增加食物生产,以及促进它们的农村发展。如果确有帮助,那又有助到什么程度? 以墨西哥作为一个案例,我们可以从中得到极大的教益,因为在发展中国家中, INTRODUCTION In recent years, Governments and international organizations have expressed interest in understanding the activities of transnational corporations in order to formulate policies to accept and manage the investments of foreign agro-industrial complexes in developing countries. They would very much like to find out whether these multinational corporations will help the investment-receiving countries maintain their food supply, increase their food production and promote their rural development. If that does help, then how much is it helping? With Mexico as a case, we can all benefit enormously because in developing countries,