ABSTRACT
At the turn of the century, questions about multinational firms' strategies as regards the forces, on the one hand, of globalization and, on the other hand, of the regional and local dimensions are very much to the fore. What are the new constraints and the new theories to explain global-local multinationals' strategies at the beginning of this new
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
Part I WHERE DO WE STAND?
chapter 2|4 pages
Location determinants of multinational firms: The effects on firms’ strategic choices of the WTO trade–investment regime
effects on firms’ strategic choices of trade–investment regime
chapter 3|26 pages
The international competitiveness of the UK: Is it eroding or rather changing form?
Lilach Nachum, Geoffrey Jones
part |2 pages
Part II GLOBALIZATION AND REGIONAL INTEGRATION
chapter 4|13 pages
Regional economic integration between the EU and Central and Eastern Europe: The impact upon FDI and trade
Matthias Lu¨cke
chapter 5|16 pages
The location of US multinational firms in the European Community: Determinants of US foreign direct investment into the EC, 1951–90
Determinants foreign direct investment 1951–90
chapter 6|4 pages
The impact of European integration on FDI: The UK food industry in the
Morgan Katharine Wakelin
chapter 7|18 pages
The Governance structure of Japanese subsidiaries in Western Europe: Theory and evidence
Cyril Louis He´bert
part |2 pages
Part III LOCATION STRATEGIES
chapter 8|12 pages
Hierarchical location choice and multinational firms strategy: A nested logit model applied to Japanese investment in Europe
Thierry Mayer Jean-Louis Mucchielli
chapter 11|17 pages
Clusters, innovation and growth: A comparative study of European countries
Catherine Beaudry, Stefano Breschi Peter Swann
