Multinational firms (MNEs) accounted for 42 percent of US manufacturing employment, 87 percent of US imports, and 84 of US exports in 2007. Despite their disproportionate share of global trade, MNEs' input sourcing and final-good production decisions are often studied separately. Using newly...

Key Features:Provides empirical evidence of business and investment environments in Taiwan and Mainland ChinaDescribes how the business and investment environment in Taiwan and Mainland China is suited to small- and medium-sized IT businessesEmphasizes the indicators of knowledge capital and...