ABSTRACT
The previous chapter was devoted to a theoretical analysis of the changing boundaries of the modern firm and the networks to which this gives rise. Within the framework presented, one type of network emerges from the international locational dimension. In the present and next chapters empirical evidence will be presented and analysed on the extent to which large TNCs are involved in strategies of locational diversification by nation-state. The results will help in the development of a theoretical perspective on the role of multi-nationality in the determinants of international production, which is developed in chapter six.
