FDI from Developing Countries : a Vector for Trade and Development.

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Korea's experience with outward foreign direct investment (FDI) demonstrates that the ancillary benefits of such investment -- knowledge and management transfer, market acquisition and skills enhancement -- can be substantial for individual firms. Moreover, the resulting increased robustness of these enterprises contributes to the strength and stability of the economy as a whole. While it is true that inward FDI carries similar benefits, outward FDI -- driven by the prerogatives of the domestic company -- is integrated into existing business plans and strategies, and therefore constitutes a mo.  Read more... Preface Chapter 1 Introduction PART ONE THE FDI DYNAMIC IN THE GLOBALISATION OF DEVELOPING COUNTRY FIRMS Chapter 2 Major Segments of the Value Chain and Their Spatial Deployment Chapter 3 The Impact of Restrictive Trade Policy on the Spatial Deploymentof the Value Chain Chapter 4 Changing Production Technology and Global Deploymentof the Value Chain Chapter 5 Investment Modes for the Globalisation of Developing Country Firms PART TWO THE DETERMINANTS OF FDI BY DEVELOPING COUNTRY FIRMS: EMPIRICAL ANALYSES. Chapter 6 A Dynamic Framework for Investment Decision Makingby Developing Country FirmsChapter 7 Data and Analyses Chapter 8 The Determinants of FDI for the Globalisation of Corporate Activities PART THREE THE IMPACT OF FDI ON EXPORTS Chapter 9 Causality between FDI and Exports Chapter 10 Analytical Framework Chapter 11 FDI and Export Effects: Empirical Results Chapter 12 Conclusions Bibliography.