Covers data from 1991 to 1997. Based on interviews undertaken in ten multinational enterprises. Includes comparisons with MERCOSUR countries.

This paper reviews the evolution of the economic and political relationship between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Member States and Japan since the 1970s, from the perspectives of trade in goods and services, foreign direct investment (FDI) and international labour...

ILO pub. Working paper on the effects of multinational enterprise on employment in Brazil - provides historical background to foreign investment in brazil, and studies the role of multinational enterprise in industrial structure and industrialization, productivity, capital intensiveness, wages,...

Focuses on multinational enterprise (MNE) direct investment in manufacturing and assembly, i.e. the globalization of industry via foreign direct investment, with some references to FDI in services as well. Argues that MNE investment can be a powerful force to create employment and decent work....

ILO pub. Working paper on the impact of multinational enterprise foreign investment on employment creation in relation to economic development in the Philippines - comments on investment policy, examines historical trends of foreign investment in different economic sectors (industrial sector,...

Provides some evidence on the relationship between investment, output and employment in Korea between 1970 and 2007.

Queries whether developing countries really benefit in terms of technology by attracting multinational enterprises through tax advantages and other benefits. Finds, in the case of Argentina, that a significant technology spillover does not occur automatically, but would require domestic...