<DIV><P>In order for foreign direct investment to have deep and lasting positive effects on host countries, it is essential that multinational corporations have close direct and indirect interaction with local firms. A valuable addition to the emerging literature on multinational-local firm interfaces,...</p></div>

Intro -- Table of contents -- Preface -- Part I. Introduction -- 1. Multinational corporations and local firms in emerging economies: An introduction / Eric Rugraff and Michael W. Hansen -- Part II. Studies of spillovers and linkages between multinational corporations and local firms -- 2. The...

[fre] Dans la première partie des années 1990 les pays d'Europe centrale ont favorisé la création de nouvelles banques privées afin d'accroître la concurrence et d'améliorer la qualité de l'intermédiation financière. En l'absence de résultats probants, ils ont fait appel, dans la...

If African developing countries are to benefit fully from the current boom in foreign direct investment (FDI) in extractives (i.e. mining and oil/gas), it is essential that the foreign investors foster linkages to the local economy. Traditionally, extractive FDI in Africa has been seen as the...

After a decade of steadily growing foreign direct investment (FDI) in extractives, Tanzania is now facing a virtual 'take off'' in extractive FDI. One of the concerns related to these investments is whether the foreign investors are linking up sufficiently with local firms through localized...