Edited by Daniel Van Den Bulcke, formerly University of Antwerp, Belgium, Alain Verbeke, McCaig Chaired Professor in Management, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary, Canada, Associate Fellow, Centre for International Business and Management, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, UK and Solvay Business School, University of Brussels (VUB), Belgium and Wenlong Yuan, Associate Professor, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada

'These studies of the international competitiveness of small open economies demonstrate the critical importance of foreign direct investment as an engine of economic development: multinational enterprises are the key drivers of international competitiveness.'

• Contents:1. Small Nations in the Global Economy: An OverviewDaniel Van Den Bulcke, Alain Verbeke and Wenlong Yuan2. Globalization in the NetherlandsAnnelies Hogenbirk, John Hagedoorn and Hans van Kranenburg3. Belgium’s Competitiveness: A Comparison of Foreign and Domestic CompaniesFilip De Beule and Ilke Van Beveren4. Porter’s Diamond and Small Nations in the Global Economy: Ireland as a Case StudyJohn Cassidy, Frank Barry and Chris van Egeraat5. Upgrading the International Competitiveness of a Transition Economy: Slovenia in the European and Global EconomyAndreja Jaklic, Matija Rojec and Marjan Svetlicic6. Multinational Enterprises from Small Economies: The Internationalization Patterns of Large Companies from Denmark, Finland and NorwayGabriel Robertstad G. Benito, Jorma Larimo, Rajneesh Narula and Torben Pedersen 7. The Competitive Advantage of Canada: A Firm-level AnalysisWenlong Yuan and Alain Verbeke 8. Chile as an Example of the Augmented DiamondRobert Grosse9. The Development Trajectory of a Small Island Economy: The Successful Case of MauritiusJahan Ara Peerally and John Cantwell10. New Zealand and the Challenge of Global CompetitionPeter Enderwick and Joanna Scott-Kennel11. The Competitive Position of a Developing Economy: The Role of Foreign Direct Investment in CambodiaLudo Cuyvers, Reth Soeng and Daniel Van Den BulckeIndex

Edited by Daniel Van Den Bulcke, formerly University of Antwerp, Belgium, Alain Verbeke, McCaig Chaired Professor in Management, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary, Canada, Associate Fellow, Centre for International Business and Management, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, UK and Solvay Business School, University of Brussels (VUB), Belgium and Wenlong Yuan, Associate Professor, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada

'These studies of the international competitiveness of small open economies demonstrate the critical importance of foreign direct investment as an engine of economic development: multinational enterprises are the key drivers of international competitiveness.'

• Contents:1. Small Nations in the Global Economy: An OverviewDaniel Van Den Bulcke, Alain Verbeke and Wenlong Yuan2. Globalization in the NetherlandsAnnelies Hogenbirk, John Hagedoorn and Hans van Kranenburg3. Belgium’s Competitiveness: A Comparison of Foreign and Domestic CompaniesFilip De Beule and Ilke Van Beveren4. Porter’s Diamond and Small Nations in the Global Economy: Ireland as a Case StudyJohn Cassidy, Frank Barry and Chris van Egeraat5. Upgrading the International Competitiveness of a Transition Economy: Slovenia in the European and Global EconomyAndreja Jaklic, Matija Rojec and Marjan Svetlicic6. Multinational Enterprises from Small Economies: The Internationalization Patterns of Large Companies from Denmark, Finland and NorwayGabriel Robertstad G. Benito, Jorma Larimo, Rajneesh Narula and Torben Pedersen 7. The Competitive Advantage of Canada: A Firm-level AnalysisWenlong Yuan and Alain Verbeke 8. Chile as an Example of the Augmented DiamondRobert Grosse9. The Development Trajectory of a Small Island Economy: The Successful Case of MauritiusJahan Ara Peerally and John Cantwell10. New Zealand and the Challenge of Global CompetitionPeter Enderwick and Joanna Scott-Kennel11. The Competitive Position of a Developing Economy: The Role of Foreign Direct Investment in CambodiaLudo Cuyvers, Reth Soeng and Daniel Van Den BulckeIndex