This original new book offers a comprehensive and engaging perspective on the theory of vertical differentiation. It …

1. International business in a changing world environment -- 2. Whither global capitalism? -- 3. Some paradoxes of the …

--with trade theory? -- 12. Towards a general paradigm of foreign direct and foreign portfolio investment -- 13. Globalization and … the theory of MNE activity -- 14. The eclectic paradigm as an envelope for economic and business theories of MNE activity … -- 15. The challenge of electronic markets for international business theory -- 16. Relational assets, networks and …

economic activity. The book promotes real-world economic issues and explores them without adopting any particular …

Services in Economic Theory and Economic Practice: Some Conceptual Issues 4. A Comparative Approach. to the …

During the last decade, international trade has witnessed a dramatic transition from a field dominated by theory to one … dominated by empirics linked to theory. In this volume, Professor Bernhofen has selected an impressive range of critical papers …Kei-Mu Yi (2003), 'Can Vertical Specialization Explain the Growth of World Trade?', Journal of Political Economy, 111 …

. They offer a combination of practical strategies and efficient tactics, grounded in solid theory and research, for firms in … real-world cases to illustrate a variety of difficult problems. The editors present an analytical framework with three …