The first history of the involvement of American business in direct foreign investment explores a number of pertinent questions: What was the genesis of U.S. business interests in overseas markets? What perspectives guided the financial and social policies of the pioneering companies? In what...

In 1986, Vietnam adopted a 'Doi Moi' ('new thinking') policy designed to encourage foreign investment, but U.S. trade embargos and sanctions stayed in place until 1994, effectively keeping U.S. investment out of Vietnam. Now, with embargos and sanctions lifted, Americans may be able to...