| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 247 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
International business and management ; v. 22
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International business and management series ; v. 22.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Contributors; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1. The Topic and the Aim of the Volume; 2. Empirical Evidence from the Chapters; References; Part I: Impact on Host Development and Growth; Chapter 2. Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Development: Opportunities and Limitations from a Developing Country Perspective; Chapter 3. The Role of the Sectoral Composition of Foreign Direct Investment on Growth; Part II: Knowledge Flows in Local Context; Chapter 4. MNEs' Location Behaviour and Industrial Clustering. |
| Summary |
This further volume on the effects of multinational enterprises (MNEs) provides a contribution for the analysis of the impact of MNEs' activities on host development and growth, the creation of linkages and knowledge flows in local contexts, and the relationships between foreign activities and home competitiveness. Specifically, the conceptual discussion and the fresh empirical evidence provided in the volume allow light to be shed on the following questions, which are crucial for designing the role of policy in order to trigger virtuous circles between multinationals, and local development an. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
International business enterprises.
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International business enterprises. |
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Host countries (Business) -- Economic aspects.
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Host countries (Business) |
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Corporations -- Growth.
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Corporations -- Growth. |
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Investments, Foreign.
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Investments, Foreign. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Piscitello, Lucia.
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Santangelo, Grazia D., 1973-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Do multinationals feed local development and growth?. 1st ed. Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2007 0080453600 9780080453606 (OCoLC)145554960 |
| ISBN |
9780080548456 (electronic book) |
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0080548458 (electronic book) |
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0080453600 |
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9780080453606 |
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