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Authors: N. SINGH, Sugata Marjit
ISBN-13: 9780195648027, ISBN-10: 0195648021
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: March 2003
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: N. SINGH

Book Synopsis

The reader focuses on joint ventures and foreign investment in the context of development, covering the relevant theoretical and empirical literature.

Table of Contents

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Introduction1
IJoint Ventures
1Host-Country Policy, Transfer Pricing and Ownership Distribution in International Joint Ventures: A Theoretical Analysis39
2Rationalizing Public-Private Joint Ventures in an Open Economy: A Strategic Approach60
3The Economics of Joint Ventures in Less Developed Countries68
4Measuring Performance of International Joint Ventures88
IIMultinationals and Foreign Investment
5International Trade, Foreign Investment, and the Formation of the Entrepreneurial Class109
6Multinationals, Linkages, and Economic Development125
7The Multinational Firm163
8Exploring New Markets: Direct Investment, Contractual Relations, and the Multinational Enterprise193
IIITechnology Transfer
9Relative Backwardness, Direct Foreign Investment, and the Transfer of Technology: A Simple Dynamic Model219
10Technology Transfer by Multinational Firms: The Resource Cost of Transferring Technological Know-How235
11Foreign Technology, Spillovers, and R & D Policy262
12Closing the Technology Gap Under Protection294
13Appropriate Technology and Growth321
14Learning by Doing, the Technology Gap, and Growth351
15International Technology Transfer Under Potential Threat of Entry: A Cournot-Nash Framework382
Index399

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