Business groups and transnational capitalism in Central America : economic and political strategies

Introduction : the emergence and evolution of business groups in Central America -- Between hierarchies and networks : understanding business group strategies in a global capitalism -- Regional shifts and national trajectories : differences in the context and strategies of business groups -- From oligarchs to transnational business group leaders? the shifting strategies of key business groups -- Internationalization and the export performance of the central american business groups -- Central American business groups, innovation and institutional conditions -- The role of the state : governmental financial policies and business group strategies -- Between the back and the front stage : the political strategies of Central American business groups -- Conclusion