Multinational firms in the world economy /
Barba Navaretti, Giorgio.
Multinational firms in the world economy / Girogio Barba Navaretti and Anthony J. Venables, with Frank G. Barry ... [et al.]. - Princeton, N.J. ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, 2004. - xiii, 325 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Facts and issues --
The multinational enterprise : an overview of theory and empirical findings --
Horizontal foreign direct investment : product market access --
Vertical foreign direct investment : input costs and factor prices --
Multinationals : the firm and the market --
Determinants of FDI : the evidence --
Host country effects : conceptual framework and the evidence --
FDI and the host economy : a case study of Ireland --
Home country effects of foreign direct investment --
Policy implications and effects. TOC
Summary:
Multinational enterprises are either the heroes or the villains of the globalized economy. This book assesses the determinants of multinationals' actions, investigating why their activity has expanded so rapidly, and why some countries have seen more such activity than others. It is intended for students and professionals.
0691119201 (hbk.) 9780691128030 (pbk.) 0691128030 (pbk.)
International business enterprises.
International trade.
HD2755.5 / .B368 2004
338.88 / NAM 2004
Multinational firms in the world economy / Girogio Barba Navaretti and Anthony J. Venables, with Frank G. Barry ... [et al.]. - Princeton, N.J. ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, 2004. - xiii, 325 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Facts and issues --
The multinational enterprise : an overview of theory and empirical findings --
Horizontal foreign direct investment : product market access --
Vertical foreign direct investment : input costs and factor prices --
Multinationals : the firm and the market --
Determinants of FDI : the evidence --
Host country effects : conceptual framework and the evidence --
FDI and the host economy : a case study of Ireland --
Home country effects of foreign direct investment --
Policy implications and effects. TOC
Summary:
Multinational enterprises are either the heroes or the villains of the globalized economy. This book assesses the determinants of multinationals' actions, investigating why their activity has expanded so rapidly, and why some countries have seen more such activity than others. It is intended for students and professionals.
0691119201 (hbk.) 9780691128030 (pbk.) 0691128030 (pbk.)
International business enterprises.
International trade.
HD2755.5 / .B368 2004
338.88 / NAM 2004