TY  - BOOK
AU  - Piscitello,Lucia
AU  - Santangelo,Grazia D.
TI  - Do multinationals feed local development and growth?
T2  - International business and management
SN  - 9780080548456
AV  - HD2755.5 .D6 2007eb
U1  - 338.8/8 22
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Amsterdam, Boston
PB  - Elsevier
KW  - International business enterprises
KW  - Host countries (Business)
KW  - Economic aspects
KW  - Corporations
KW  - Growth
KW  - Investments, Foreign
KW  - Entreprises multinationales
KW  - Pays d'accueil (Commerce international)
KW  - Aspect économique
KW  - Sociétés
KW  - Croissance
KW  - Investissements étrangers
KW  - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
KW  - Industries
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Contributors; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1. The Topic and the Aim of the Volume; 2. Empirical Evidence from the Chapters; References; Part I: Impact on Host Development and Growth; Chapter 2. Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Development: Opportunities and Limitations from a Developing Country Perspective; Chapter 3. The Role of the Sectoral Composition of Foreign Direct Investment on Growth; Part II: Knowledge Flows in Local Context; Chapter 4. MNEs' Location Behaviour and Industrial Clustering
N2  - This further volume on the effects of multinational enterprises (MNEs) provides a contribution for the analysis of the impact of MNEs' activities on host development and growth, the creation of linkages and knowledge flows in local contexts, and the relationships between foreign activities and home competitiveness. Specifically, the conceptual discussion and the fresh empirical evidence provided in the volume allow light to be shed on the following questions, which are crucial for designing the role of policy in order to trigger virtuous circles between multinationals, and local development an
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