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"Direct foreign investment and the activities of multinational corporations are new dynamic elements in the international economy. This book identifies, theoretically and practically, a Japanese model of multinational business operations which has characteristics differing from the American or ""anti-trade oriented"" type, and casts light on important policy implications concerning direct foreign investment and multinational corporations."

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Author:   Kyoshi Kojima
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.630kg
ISBN:  

9780415585194

ISBN 10:   0415585198
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   09 September 2010
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Issues of Direct Foreign Investment 2. International Division of Labour: Basic Theories for Trade and Investment 3. The Theories of Foreign Investment: An Overview 4. Direct Foreign Investment: Japanese Model versus American Model 5. A Macro-economic Theory of Direct Foreign Investment 6. International Trade and Foreign Investment: Substitutes or Complements? 7. Transfer of Technology to Developing Countries: Japanese Type versus American Type 8. Direct Foreign Investment to Developing Countries: The Issue of Over-Presence 9. Direct Foreign Investment between Advanced Industrialised Countries 10. Japan’s Resource Security and Foreign Investment in the Pacific 11. Giant Multinational Corporations: Merits and Defects

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