TY  - BOOK
AU  - Barba Navaretti,Giorgio
AU  - Venables,Anthony
AU  - Barry,Frank
TI  - Multinational firms in the world economy
SN  - 0691119201 (hbk.)
AV  - HD2755.5 .B368 2004
U1  - 338.88 
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Princeton, N.J., Oxford
PB  - Princeton University Press
KW  - International business enterprises
KW  - International trade
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; TOC; Facts and issues --
The multinational enterprise : an overview of theory and empirical findings --
Horizontal foreign direct investment : product market access --
Vertical foreign direct investment : input costs and factor prices --
Multinationals : the firm and the market --
Determinants of FDI : the evidence --
Host country effects : conceptual framework and the evidence --
FDI and the host economy : a case study of Ireland --
Home country effects of foreign direct investment --
Policy implications and effects; Economics
N2  - Summary:
Multinational enterprises are either the heroes or the villains of the globalized economy. This book assesses the determinants of multinationals' actions, investigating why their activity has expanded so rapidly, and why some countries have seen more such activity than others. It is intended for students and professionals.
UR  - http://www.worldcat.org/title/multinational-firms-in-the-world-economy/oclc/55518507&referer=brief_results
ER  -