PATRICK ARTISIEN-MAKSIMENKO is a Consultant in International Business, specialising in economics and political risk analysis. He also teaches International Business at the University of Cardiff, UK. - MATIJA ROJEC is Assistant Professor in the Economics Faculty at Ljubljana University. He also acts as Adviser to the Slovene Government's Institute for Macroeconomic Analysis.

• List of Tables List of Figures Preface Notes on the Contributors PART I: CONTEXTUAL ASPECTS Foreign Investment and Privatization in Eastern Europe: An Overview; P.Artisien-Maksimenko & M.Rojec Assessing the Costs and Benefits of Foreign Direct Investment: Some Theoretical Considerations; J.H.Dunning Foreign Direct Investment and the Private Sector; V.Gaucaite Direct Investment in South East Asia and Eastern Europe: A Comparative Analysis; K.Meyer PART II: EMPIRICAL COUNTRY STUDIES Foreign Direct Investment and Privatization in the Czech Republic; A.Zemplinerova Foreign Investment and Privatization in Poland; W.Jermakowicz Foreign Investment Companies in the Hungarian Economy; G.Hunya Foreign Capital and Privatization in Hungary; M.Illes The Problems of Foreign Capital Participation in Russia's Privatization; Y.Adjubei Foreign Investment and Privatization in Solvenia; M.Rojec Foreign Investment in Estonia; P.Hanson Bibliography Index

PATRICK ARTISIEN-MAKSIMENKO is a Consultant in International Business, specialising in economics and political risk analysis. He also teaches International Business at the University of Cardiff, UK. - MATIJA ROJEC is Assistant Professor in the Economics Faculty at Ljubljana University. He also acts as Adviser to the Slovene Government's Institute for Macroeconomic Analysis.

• List of Tables List of Figures Preface Notes on the Contributors PART I: CONTEXTUAL ASPECTS Foreign Investment and Privatization in Eastern Europe: An Overview; P.Artisien-Maksimenko & M.Rojec Assessing the Costs and Benefits of Foreign Direct Investment: Some Theoretical Considerations; J.H.Dunning Foreign Direct Investment and the Private Sector; V.Gaucaite Direct Investment in South East Asia and Eastern Europe: A Comparative Analysis; K.Meyer PART II: EMPIRICAL COUNTRY STUDIES Foreign Direct Investment and Privatization in the Czech Republic; A.Zemplinerova Foreign Investment and Privatization in Poland; W.Jermakowicz Foreign Investment Companies in the Hungarian Economy; G.Hunya Foreign Capital and Privatization in Hungary; M.Illes The Problems of Foreign Capital Participation in Russia's Privatization; Y.Adjubei Foreign Investment and Privatization in Solvenia; M.Rojec Foreign Investment in Estonia; P.Hanson Bibliography Index

PATRICK ARTISIEN-MAKSIMENKO is a Consultant in International Business, specialising in economics and political risk analysis. He also teaches International Business at the University of Cardiff, UK. - MATIJA ROJEC is Assistant Professor in the Economics Faculty at Ljubljana University. He also acts as Adviser to the Slovene Government's Institute for Macroeconomic Analysis.

• List of Tables List of Figures Preface Notes on the Contributors PART I: CONTEXTUAL ASPECTS Foreign Investment and Privatization in Eastern Europe: An Overview; P.Artisien-Maksimenko & M.Rojec Assessing the Costs and Benefits of Foreign Direct Investment: Some Theoretical Considerations; J.H.Dunning Foreign Direct Investment and the Private Sector; V.Gaucaite Direct Investment in South East Asia and Eastern Europe: A Comparative Analysis; K.Meyer PART II: EMPIRICAL COUNTRY STUDIES Foreign Direct Investment and Privatization in the Czech Republic; A.Zemplinerova Foreign Investment and Privatization in Poland; W.Jermakowicz Foreign Investment Companies in the Hungarian Economy; G.Hunya Foreign Capital and Privatization in Hungary; M.Illes The Problems of Foreign Capital Participation in Russia's Privatization; Y.Adjubei Foreign Investment and Privatization in Solvenia; M.Rojec Foreign Investment in Estonia; P.Hanson Bibliography Index