Foreign Direct Investment and Technological Change
Author | : John Cantwell |
Publisher | : Edward Elgar Publishing |
Total Pages | : 554 |
Release | : 1999 |
ISBN-10 | : UCSD:31822033402868 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Foreign Direct Investment and Technological Change written by John Cantwell and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This two-volume set presents current research which focuses upon the firm as a unit of analysis, and upon the theory of the firm or a theory of business. In volume I, 19 articles published between 1966 and 1995 discuss early analysis and theoretical foundations, technology transfer theory, and historical and empirical analysis of technology transfer. In Volume II, 22 articles published between 1979 and 1995 cover the internationalization of technology creation, technology-based inter-company alliances, the co-evolution of FDI and technological development, and geographical localization in multinational corporations and technology spillovers. Lacks a subject index. Edited by Cantwell, international economics, U. of Reading, UK. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR