The Globalization of Multinational Enterprise Activity and Economic Development [Hardcover]

This book explores and analyzes the effects of the globalization strategies of multinational enterprises (MNEs) on national and local development and highlights the implications of these effects for policy makers. Containing contributions from leading international business scholars, the text addresses this previously little explored but critically important issue for the future of the world economy.Preface PART 1: ISSUES AND THEORY Globalization, Multinational Enterprises and Economic Development Globalization and the Theory Of MNE Activity PART 2: THE CORPORATE PERSPECTIVE Multinational Corporate Strategy and Organisation; An Internal Market Perspective Globalization, Corporate Strategies and Business Services Globalization and the Growth of Small and Non-Dominant Firms: Case Evidence from Scotland PART 3: THE COUNTRY PERSPECTIVE Development After Industrialisation: Poor Countries in an Electronically Integrated Global Economy Egypt At A Crossroads: MNEs and Economic Development in a Global Environment MNEs, Globalization and Economic Development: The Case Of Argentina in the 1990's The Globalization of Business and East Asian Developing Country Multinationals Small And Medium-Sized MNC's, Industrial Clusters and Globalization: The Japanese Experience PART 4: THE POLICY PERSPECTIVE The World Trade Organization: Global Rule Maker? Locational Tournaments for FDI: Inward Investment into Europe in a Global World The Globalization of Competition and the Localisation of Competitive Advantage: Policies Toward Regional Clustering Plant Subsidiary Upgrading: Some Evidence from the Electronics Industry Regions, Governance and FDI: The Case of Wales PART 5 : CONCLUSIONS Globalization and Economic Development: Overview and ConclusionsJULIAN BIRKINSHAW Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden THOMAS L. BREWER Georgetown University, USA PETER J. BUCKLEY University of Leeds, UK DANIEL CHUDNOVSKY CENIT, Argentina JOHN H.DUNNING Rutgers University, USA CRISPIAN FULLER University of Wlƒ)