"The United Nations, through the Center on Transnational Corporations, commissioned two separate reports on the sociocultural impact of transnational firms on developing countries. One was to analyze the positive impact; the other, the negative. Both reports were "to allow foundations for policies within the framework of self-reliance." In 'Transnationals & the Third World' Mattelart has focused on the negative aspects, examining the structure and process of transnationals as they penetrate the Third World with entertainment, information and advertising. Notes and index. The positive report has not, at this writing, been published independently." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 272)