Canadian Private Direct Investment and Technology Marketing in Developing CountriesResearch report examining the disadvantages of multinational enterprise direct foreign investment and technology transfer for economic development in both host developing countries and home developed countries, especially Canada - outlines uses and types of technological knowhow, the imperfect market conditions associated with technology commercialization and the role of Canada investment, analyses employment, entrepreneurship and dependence economic relations effects, and suggests investment guaranty provision. References and statistical tables., |
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