دانلود کتاب The Globalization of Multinational Enterprise Activity and Economic Development

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Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 4
List of Tables......Page 9
List of Figures......Page 11
List of Boxes......Page 12
Preface and Acknowledgements......Page 13
List of Contributors and Discussants......Page 14
PART I: ISSUES AND THEORY......Page 16
Introduction......Page 18
Globalization: Companies and Countries......Page 19
Globalization and Regional Futures......Page 25
Outline of the Book......Page 27
Concluding Remarks......Page 34
Introduction......Page 36
The Three Landmarks in Theorizing about MNE Activity......Page 38
Some Implications of the Revised Paradigm of International Production......Page 52
Conclusions......Page 58
PART II: THE CORPORATE PERSPECTIVE......Page 68
Context......Page 70
Issues Facing Large Multinational Corporations......Page 72
Elements of a New Model......Page 75
The Internal Market Model......Page 82
Discussion and Conclusions......Page 89
Introduction......Page 95
The Globalization of Service Industries......Page 96
Conceptual Considerations......Page 98
Case Examples......Page 106
Conclusions and Policy Implications......Page 114
Introduction......Page 121
Issues from the Literature......Page 122
Case Illustrations......Page 126
Discussion of Cases......Page 137
Issues for Economic Development and Public Policy......Page 141
PART III: THE COUNTRY PERSPECTIVE......Page 146
Introduction......Page 148
Globalization or Global Baloney?......Page 150
Development and Globalization......Page 152
The Indian Software Industry......Page 155
Development in the Postindustrial Age......Page 164
Introduction......Page 170
Egypt\'s Foreign Direct Investment Postion......Page 172
Analysing Egypt\'s Attractiveness for FDI......Page 174
Policy Analysis and Recommendations......Page 183
Conclusions......Page 192
Introduction......Page 195
Destination, Origin, Characteristics and Motivation......Page 199
International Trade by Foreign Firms......Page 206
Technological and Organizational Contributions......Page 208
Concluding Remarks......Page 211
From Global Crisis to Globalization: A Walk through History......Page 217
The Scale and Scope of Developing Country Multinationals......Page 226
Ripples and Repercussions: The Characteristics of East Asian MNEs and the Pattern of FDI......Page 228
Concluding Remarks......Page 234
Introduction......Page 240
Theoretical Considerations......Page 241
Structural Transformation, Globalization and SMEs in Japan......Page 244
Overall Assessment......Page 260
PART IV: THE POLICY PERSPECTIVE......Page 264
Introduction......Page 266
The Architecture of Rules on Investment......Page 268
Dispute Settlement Process and Cases......Page 271
The Negotiating Agenda......Page 279
Conclusions......Page 282
Appendix: WTO Dispute Settlement Cases, 1 Jan 1995–31 Dec 1997......Page 285
Introduction......Page 293
Turbulent Learning Environments......Page 294
Locational Tournaments in the Automobile and Electronics Industries......Page 300
Conclusions......Page 308
Introduction......Page 318
Cluster-based Development Policies in the Global–Local Nexus......Page 323
Sharpening Cluster Analysis and Cluster-Development Strategies......Page 331
Conclusions......Page 341
Introduction......Page 347
The Study and Findings......Page 352
Conclusions......Page 364
Appendix: Company Cases......Page 369
Introduction......Page 381
Regions, Governance and FDI......Page 383
Governance and FDI in Wales......Page 386
Governance, strategy and FDI in Wales: problematizing the role of the Assembly......Page 394
Conclusion......Page 399
PART V: CONCLUSIONS......Page 406
Globalization......Page 408
Global Firms and Global Strategies......Page 412
Economic Development Issues......Page 415
Economic Policy......Page 420
Final Note......Page 422
Index......Page 426