Canadian-Based Multinationals
Steven Globerman, general editor
ISBN 1895176492
$35.95 paper
ISSN 1188-0988
June1994
xii + 470 pages
Tables, figures, biblios.
Industry Canada Research Series, Volume 4
About the Book
The phenomenal growth
of foreign direct investment (FDI) over the past decade has led to the
globalization of markets. Our international competitiveness depends both
on the presence of multinational enterprises (MNEs) in Canada and Canadian-based
MNEs abroad. Twenty-one leading academics in the field of economics examine
the subject of outward direct investment.
This volume considers some major issues linked with Canadian direct investment
abroad:
- whether and to what extent outward direct investment imparts net benefits to the Canadian economy over and above those realized by the investing companies themselves;
- labour-market issues (shifts in employment between low and high productivity sectors);
- technology issues (adoption, skills, diffusion, transfer, R&D);
- tax issues (objectives and constraints on taxation of FDI, and location effects).
About the Editor
Steven Globerman is Professor of Economics at Simon Fraser University. He has published numerous articles on foreign investment, has consulted extensively on international business issues, and has served on two federal Royal Commissions on the economy.
Table of Contents
|
Stephen
Globerman
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The Public and Private Interests in Outward Direct Investment |
1
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| PART I. EVIDENCE | ||
|
Franklin
Chow
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Recent trends in Canadian Direct Investment Abroad: The Rise of Canadian Multinationals |
35
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Someshwar
Rao, Marc Legault and Ashfaq Ahmad
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Canadian-Based Multinationals: An Analysis of Activities and Performance |
63
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| PART II. ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS | ||
|
Edward
M. Graham
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Canadian Direct Investment Abroad and the Canadian Economy: Some Theoretical and Empirical Considerations |
127
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Donald
G. McFetridge
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Canadian Foreign Direct Investment, R&D and Technology Transfer |
151
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Morley
Gunderson and Savita Verma
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Labour-Market Implications of Outward Foreign Direct Investment |
179
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Donald
J.S. Brean
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Taxation and Canadian Direct Investment Abroad |
215
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| PART III. BUSINESS IMPLICATIONS | ||
|
Alan
M. Rugman
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Strategic Management and Canadian Multinationals |
241
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Stephen
Globerman and Bernard M. Wolf
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Joint Ventures and Canadian Outward Direct Investment |
263
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| PART IV. COUNTRY CASE STUDIES | ||
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John
C. Ries and Keith C. Head
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Causes and Consequences of Japanese Direct Investment Abroad |
303
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Magnus
Blomström and Ari O. Kokko
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Home-Country Effects of Foreign Direct Investment: Sweden |
341
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| PART V. FIRM STUDIES | ||
|
Ilan
Vertinsky and Rachana Raizada
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Macmillan Bloedel: Foreign Investment Decisions and their Welfare Consequences |
367
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Fernand
Amesse, Louise Séguin-Dulude and Guy Stanley
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Northern Telecom: A Case Study in the Management of Technology |
421
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| PART VI. LESSONS | ||
|
André
Raynauld O.C.
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Rapporteur's Comments |
457
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