Globalization of Multinational Enterprise Activity and Economic Development

NEIL HOOD is Professor of Business Policy at the University of Strathclyde and advisor and non-executive Director in a range of Public and Private companies. He is also co-director, with Stephen Young, of the Strathclyde International Business Unit. STEPHEN YOUNG is a Professor in the Department of Marketing at the University of Strathclyde. He is also co-director, with Neil Hood, of the Strathclyde International Business Unit.

• Preface PART 1: ISSUES AND THEORY Globalization, Multinational Enterprises and Economic Development Globalization and the Theory Of MNE Activity PART 2: THE CORPORATE PERSPECTIVE Multinational Corporate Strategy and Organisation; An Internal Market Perspective Globalization, Corporate Strategies and Business Services Globalization and the Growth of Small and Non-Dominant Firms: Case Evidence from Scotland PART 3: THE COUNTRY PERSPECTIVE Development After Industrialisation: Poor Countries in an Electronically Integrated Global Economy Egypt At A Crossroads: MNEs and Economic Development in a Global Environment MNEs, Globalization and Economic Development: The Case Of Argentina in the 1990's The Globalization of Business and East Asian Developing Country Multinationals Small And Medium-Sized MNC's, Industrial Clusters and Globalization: The Japanese Experience PART 4: THE POLICY PERSPECTIVE The World Trade Organization: Global Rule Maker? Locational Tournaments for FDI: Inward Investmentinto Europe in a Global World The Globalization of Competition and the Localisation of Competitive Advantage: Policies Toward Regional Clustering Plant Subsidiary Upgrading: Some Evidence from the Electronics Industry Regions, Governance and FDI: The Case of Wales PART 5 : CONCLUSIONS Globalization and Economic Development: Overview and Conclusions