Alliance Capitalism and Global Business (Routledge Studies in International Business and the World Economy, 7)

XIII, 383 pages : 24 cm. Contents: Alliance Capitalism And Global Business; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of exhibits; List of tables; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction Some Personal Reminiscences; Part I Alliance capitalism; 2 The Advent Of Alliance Capitalism; 3 Reappraising The Eclectic Paradigm In An Age Of Alliance Capitalism; 4 Reconfiguring The Boundaries Of International Business Activity; Part II Trade, integration and locational issues; 5 What'S Wrong-And Right-With Trade Theory?; 6 Mne Activity: Comparing The Nafta And The European Community. 7 Globalization, Technological Change And The Spatial Organization Of Economic ActivityPart III FDI, industrial restructuring and competitiveness; 8 Re-Evaluating The Benefits Of Foreign Direct Investment; 9 The Investment Development Path Revisited; 10 The Concept Of Country Competitiveness; 11 The Geographical Sources Of The Competitiveness Of Firms; Some Results Of A New Survey; Part IV The Japanese connection; 12 Recent Foreign Direct Investment In Japan And The United States: A Comparative Analysis; 13 The Strategy Of Japanese And Us Manufacturing Investors In Europe. Part V The ageof paradoxes14 Some Paradoxes Of The Emerging Global Economy: The Multinational Solution; Index.…