The document discusses several frameworks for analyzing the balance of power between international companies and countries, including the ESP Paradigm, Diamond of Competitive Advantage, Stages of Growth Paradigm, and the C-C-B Paradigm. It also examines the bargaining relationship between companies and home/host countries and how this relationship has changed over three phases from the 1950s to present day. Finally, it outlines some of the policies host countries use regarding inward direct investment.