| Description |
xiii, 252 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. I. Concepts -- 1. The transnational corporation -- 2. Foreign direct investment and other international business activities -- Appendix to part I : definitions and data issues -- Pt. II. Pre-WWII approaches to international investment -- 3. Marxist approaches -- 4. Foreign investment within the neoclassical paradigm -- Pt. III. Modern theories -- 5. Hymer's seminal work -- 6. The product life cycle and international production -- 7. Oligopolistic reactions and the geographical pattern of FDI -- 8. Currency areas and internationalization -- 9. Internalization and the transnational corporation -- 10. Dunning's eclectic framework -- 11. Stages in the internationalization process : the Scandinavian school -- 12. Technological accumulation and international activities -- 13. New trade theories and the activities of TNCs -- 14. Transnational monopoly capitalism -- 15. Nation-states and TNCs' strategic behaviour -- Pt. IV. Effects -- 16. Methodological issues |
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17. Specific effects : performance -- 18. Specific effects : labour -- 19. Specific effects : trade -- 20. Specific effects : balance of payments |
| Summary |
"This textbook provides a comprehensive critical analysis of modern theories, concepts and effects relating to transnational corporations and international production. Its user-friendly presentation includes boxes to highlight key concepts as well as suggestions for further reading."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
The present book developed from the author's International production, published in 1992, and other works done in between |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [227]-241) and index |
| Subject |
Industrial productivity.
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International trade.
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Investments, Foreign.
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Production (Economic theory)
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International business enterprises.
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| LC no. |
2005043090 |
| ISBN |
1843768569 cased |
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1845422554 paperback |
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