Covers trends in the 1980s and 1990s. Includes case studies of social and labour policies in eight companies.

Examines the structural features and operational characteristics of the two EPZs, as well as their socio-economic consequences for the host country. The data analysed in this respect relate to the period covering the inception of the two EPZs, up to 1996 - Chittagong EPZ (1983 to 1996) and Dhaka...

This paper examines the choice problem facing a multinational firm, whether to establish a wholly owned subsidiary or form a joint venture with a firm from the host country, as the mode of direct foreign investment. It is shown that, all other considerations aside, the prospect of policy...

Das relativ willkürliche Wirtschaftsreform-Konzept der UdSSR führte bis jetzt zu rückläufiger Produktion in fast allen Wirtschaftszweigen. Mit der Entwicklung der Joint Ventures sind die sowjetischen Wirtschaftspolitiker nicht zufrieden. Seit Januar 1989 sind in Moskau fast 1200 Joint...

In dem Text wird ein Außenwirtschaftssymposium zum Thema "China als Wirtschaftspartner und Konkurrent" angekündigt. Das Symposium hat zum Ziel, bei den sächsischen und anderen ostdeutschen Unternehmen diejenigen Initiativen auszulösen, die für eine Entwicklung von internationalen...

Land Grant Universities are partnering with private firms to fulfill the university mission. Public and private entities can come together in mutually beneficial activities, measured by fulfillment of each party's mission. Rules of engagement are discussed. Six actual agreements currently in...

This study examines whether foreign ownership share in investment projects affects the extent of spillovers from foreign direct investment. The analysis, based on a Romanian firm-level data set produces evidence consistent with positive intra-sectoral spillovers resulting from wholly-owned...