Foreign Direct Investment and Governments Catalysts for economic restructuring

Shows how the economic structure and development of various countries both influence, and are influenced by, foreign direct investment.

This new paperback edition of Foreign Direct Investment and Governments examines the dynamic relationship between foreign direct investment, governments and economic development. The book includes: * an investigation of the catalytic role played by the governments and multinationals in determining national advantages * eleven in-depth national studies of the UK, USA, Japan, New Zealand, India, Mexico, Spain, Sweden, China, Indonesia and Taiwan * analysis of all aspects of the investment development path Foreign Direct Investment and Governments is an excellent source book for students of international business.

1. The Investment Development Path Revisited: Some Emerging Issues John H. Dunning and Rajneesh Narula 2. The United Kingdom: a Par Excellence Two-way Direct Investor Jeremy Clegg 3. The United States: Some Musings on its Investment Development Path Edward M. Graham 4. Sweden: a Latecomer to Industrialization Ivo Zander and Udo Zander 5. Japan: the Macro-IDP, Meso-IDPs and the Technology Development Path (TDP) Terutomo Ozawa 6. New Zealand: the Development of a Resource-rich Economy Mich`ele Akoorie 7. Spain: a Boom from Economic Integration Jos'e Manuel Campa and Mauro F. Guill'en 8. Mexico: Foreign Investment as a Source of International Competitiveness Alvaro Calder'on, Michael Mortimore and Wilson Peres 9. Taiwan: Foreign Direct Investment and the Transformation of the Economy Roger van Hoesel 10. Indonesia: the Critical Role of Government Donald J. Lecraw 11. India: Industrialization, Liberalization and Inward and Outward Foreign Direct Investment Nagesh Kumar 12. China: Rapid Changes in the Investment Development Path Hai-Yan Zhang and Danny Van Den Bulcke 13. The Investment Development Path: Some Conclusions Sanjaya Lall

John Dunning, Rajneesh Narula