Foreign Direct Investment : Firm and Host Country Strategies

Abstract

Introduction PART ONE: FIRM STRATEGIES Modes of International Investment Why do Multinationals Seek Out Joint Ventures? Entry Strategies: New Ventures or Acquisitions R & D Activities in Affiliates of Swedish MNCs Intra-Firm Trade and Swedish Multinationals MNCs and Structural Adjustment in Latin America: Lessons from the Debt Crisis PART TWO: HOST COUNTRY STRATEGIES Foreign Investment and Spillovers: A Survey Multinationals and Productivity Convergence in Mexico Technology, Market Characteristics and Spillovers Local Technological Capability and Productivity Spillovers from FDI in the Uruguayan Manufacturing Sector Productivity Spillovers from Competition between Local Firms and Foreign Affiliates Policies to Encourage Inflows of Technology through Foreign Multinationals Host Country Competition, Labour Skills, and Technology Transfer by Multinationals

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