Opening the discussion, the Chairman proposed concentration on the main aspects of interest: 1) Why does the state intervene in industrial policy? 2) Why should the state intervene in industrial policy? 3) How can public policy with regard to European Technology Initiatives and Global...

To quote from page xiii: "This volume is intended to accomplish two main objectives. First, it aims to present a fairly detailed, but broadly based, survey of the history and present day role of multinational enterprises (MNEs) in the global economy. Second, the monograph seeks to couch its...

This thought provoking book is an edited collection of conference papers prepared for the Euro-Centre of the European Institute of Business Administration (INSEAD). One special strength of this important volume is it' s inter-disciplinary approach, uniting the research work of 28 prominant...

The importance of informational aspects of market processes has received considerable attention. This paper considers the problem of adverse selection and the possible outcomes under different risk behaviour assumptions.The paper is structured as follows : section II presents briefly some...

In the pure theory of international trade the foundation of commodity exchange is based upon differences in autarky relative prices. The theory of comparative advantage attempts to precisely define this foundation by formulating a systematic relationship between the pattern of comparative...

The study suggests : an increase in the international division of labour according to the intra-trade scenario does not imply that nations have to negatively compete for high export quotas, rather their international interdependenee is highly beneficial for both world and domestic economic...

Intra-foreign direct investment flows indicate an intensive specialization effect within the various domestic branches of the international economy combined with an increasing expansion of the differentiated product sortiments of the world's multinational firms. Rationalisation of operations on...

The rapid expansion of West German exports in the 1970s has now been overtaken by the more rapid growth of West German FDI. The experience of West German multinationals reftects this trend; companies which invest abroad are largely concerned either with expanding into new export markets or with...

This paper examines one possible explanation for intra-trade flows derived in light of an international environment characterized by product differentiation, economies of scale, and monopolistic competition. The analysis may be structured within a more general formulated Heckscher-Ohlin...

The role of government in fostering "Competitiveness" is a major issue in recent industrial public policy debates. In fact, the increased politicization of international business represents one of the most significant changes in business-government relations over the last two decades. During...