Foreign Direct Investment in a Changing Global Political Economy

This book examines foreign direct investment in a changing world economy. It offers case-studies of this investment in different national and industrial contexts. Firms and countries have encountered mixed results in using this investment to further their foreign leverage. Conversely, potential host...

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Other Authors: Chan, Steve (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Palgrave Macmillan UK 1996, 1996
Series:International Political Economy Series
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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