The growth and impact of the multinational enterprise (MNE) in the post war period is one of the most important phenomena of our time. This volume, originally published in 1981 provides a comprehensive and detailed review of both the theoretical and policy issues at a time when the subject had reached a watershed, after the controversies of the 1970s.   The book provides a balanced discussion of major themes such as the development of modern theories of international production; the impact of the MNE on the nation-state and the structure of the international market; the response of governments and the appropriate framework for policy measures; and the historical context and likely future of the MNE.

International production and the multinational enterprise

John H. Dunning

Allen& Unwin

Business & Money

HarperCollins Publishers, Ltd

American investment in British manufacturing industry (American business abroad)

International

Arno Press

In recent years, economic activity has become steadily globalized. Multinational enterprises have been an ever-present but often little understood impetus behind this process. "The Globalization of Business" explores the latest issues in the world of international business. Against a background discussion of global strategy and current theoretical frameworks, Dunning examines diverse aspects of multinational activity. He looks at the implications of the opening up of territories such as Central and Eastern Europe and parts of China for both well-established and newly emerging multinational firms. He clarifies investment patterns in these areas in the context of patterns of international direct investment for the 1990s and also looks at to what extent the competitive advantages of nation states are increasingly coming to depend on the presence of multinational activity. In the final section of the book, Dunning discusses challenges to national and regional government policies, covering the different kinds of relationships between governments and multinational enterprises and the political economy of international business.

The globalization of business: The challenge of the 1990s

Economics

Routledge

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