Multinational Enterprises, Economic Structure and International CompetitivenessJohn H. Dunning Collection of case studies on the impact of multinational enterprises on economic structure and international competitiveness in Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Federal Republic, India, Japan, Korea R, Portugal, Singapore, Sweden, UK and USA in the 1970s - discusses the economic implications of direct industrial investment and foreign investment, both for home countries and host countries; considers the role of MNEs in enabling developed countries to meet competition from newly industrializing countries, in industrial restructuring, technology transfer, etc.; examines industrial policy issues. References, statistical tables. |
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IntroductionJohn H Dunning | 13 |
The United StatesThomas A Pugel | 57 |
FranceCharlesAlbert Michalet and Thérèse Chevallier | 91 |
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allocation allocative efficiency analysis assets average Belgian MNEs Belgium benchmark survey Bulcke Canada Canadian capital stake changes chemicals companies comparative advantage competitive concentrated correlation costs cross-investment developing countries domestic firms Dunning economic structure effects efficiency employment exports fabricated metal factors FDI intensity FMNEUK foreign affiliates foreign direct investment foreign firms foreign investment foreign MNEs foreign ownership foreign production foreign subsidiaries French Germany growth host countries import-substituting important increased India indigenous firms industrialized countries international production intra-industry intra-industry trade investment abroad investors Japan Japanese Korea labour labour-intensive Lall machinery manufacturing industries manufacturing sector ment Multinational Enterprise OECD oligopolistic output outward direct investment outward FDI outward investment overseas ownership advantages pattern Portugal Portuguese positive profitability R&D intensity ratio relative restructuring result share significant Singapore Singapore's statistical strategy studies Sweden Swedish Table textiles trade transfer UK firms value added variables