Multinational Firms in the World Economy

Giorgo Barba Navaretti, Anthony J. Venables

325 pages, parution le 30/11/2004

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Résumé

Depending on one's point of view, multinational enterprises are either the heroes or the villains of the globalized economy. Governments compete fiercely for foreign direct investment by such companies, but complain when firms go global and move their activities elsewhere. Multinationals are seen by some as threats to national identities and wealth and are accused of riding roughshod over national laws and of exploiting cheap labor. However, the debate on these companies and foreign direct investment is rarely grounded on sound economic arguments.

This book brings clarity to the debate. With the contribution of other leading experts, Giorgio Barba Navaretti and Anthony Venables assess the determinants of multinationals' actions, investigating why their activity has expanded so rapidly, and why some countries have seen more such activity than others. They analyze their effects on countries that are recipients of inward investments, and on those countries that see multinational firms moving jobs abroad. The arguments are made using modern advances in economic analysis, a case study, and by drawing on the extensive empirical literature that assesses the determinants and consequences of activity by multinationals. The treatment is rigorous, yet accessible to all readers with a background in economics, whether students or professionals. Drawing out policy implications, the authors conclude that multinational enterprises are generally a force for the promotion of prosperity in the world economy.

L'auteur - Giorgo Barba Navaretti

Giorgio Barba Navaretti is Professor of International Economics at the University of Milan and Scientific Director of the Centro Studi Luca d'Agliano. He has coauthored and coedited a number of books, most recently Labour Markets, Poverty, and Development (Oxford University Press, 1999).

L'auteur - Anthony J. Venables

Anthony J. Venables is Professor of International Economics at the London School of Economics and a research fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research. He is the coauthor (with Masahisa Fujita and Paul Krugman) of The Spatial Economy: Cities, Regions and International Trade.

Sommaire

Preface
List of Contributors
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
Conclusions

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Princeton University Press
Auteur(s)	Giorgo Barba Navaretti, Anthony J. Venables
Parution	30/11/2004
Nb. de pages	325
Format	16 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	627g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780691119205
ISBN13	978-0-691-11920-5