MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE AND PUBLIC POLICY: A Study of the Industrial Countries

Author:   A. E. Safarian
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
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9781852787141


Pages:   608
Publication Date:   01 January 1993
Format:   Hardback
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"""Multinational Enterprise and Public Policy"" is an analysis of the relations between multinational corporations and the governments of the industrialized states. The author has written an account of policy development in 15 industrial countries over the past three decades which questions both the motivation and effectiveness of government policy. The text explains how government policies have evolved, comparing the application of specific policies such as restricted sectors, investment review and investment incentives. In conclusion, the author offers an assessment of recent progress towards more liberal and better targeted government policies."

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Author:   A. E. Safarian
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Weight:   1.069kg
ISBN:  

9781852787141


ISBN 10:   1852787147
Pages:   608
Publication Date:   01 January 1993
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Governments and multinationals: what governments are trying to do; constraints on national policy - MNE strategy; country strategies - opportunities and constraints. Part 2 Country policies - origins, nature, effectiveness: the approach to the country studies; establishment review - the natural resource-based economies, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden; other countries with review - France, Japan; host countries lacking review - Belgium, Ireland, Italy; home countries lacking review - Federal Republic of Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States. Part 3 A comparative evaluation of policies: origins of policies; effectiveness of policies; the new policies - managed internationalism in the 1980s. Appendices: List of interviews; letters to interviewees; selected decisions on investment proposals; variables used to measure the determinants of policy on FDI in Chapter 10.

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'This book should be recommended to all students of international economic policy and international business. It contains a clear and comprehensive conceptualisation of public policy on MNE allowing the classification and evaluation of country policies. The author supplies a vast amount of institutional policy details and economic data, which are interesting in their own right.' -- Thorsten Posselt, Kyklos 'The value of this book lies in its author's expertise. Safarian knows his subject so well that he can make cross-country comparisons with ease. He is particularly excellent in dealing with the similarities and differences between Canadian and Australian policies on inward investment. I found all the case studies extremely informative... In an era when books and articles on multinational proliferate, this volume stands out as refreshing and, indeed, represents a major contribution to the field.' -- Mira Wilkins, Florida International University, US 'This work is certainly informative on and useful for each of the six Anglo-Saxon nations as well as Japan... the book is well laid out and clearly written, the reader would certainly benefit from accessing specific sections. -- Alan Siaroff, Canadian Journal of Political Science 'This is an important, thoroughly researched book that represents many years of study and effort. It is rigorous and integrates the areas of international business, micro- and macroeconomic policy and business strategy.' -- Rolf Mirus, Canadian Public Policy '... his book is not only an excellent scholarly treatise, but it offers a valuable history lesson to contemporary governments on their power and their limitations to effect both the extent of inbound and outbound investment, and its consequences for the economic welfare of their citizens.' -- John H. Dunning, The Economic Journal '... A.E Safarian's Multinational Enterprise and Public Policy is genuinely welcome. It breaks new ground... The value of this book lies in its author's expertise. ' -- Mira Wilkins, Business Library Review 'Professor Safarian's book if timely and informative with historical development and data to search the wisdom in this direction. The study will have profound implications for governments in both the developed and the developing world.' -- Xiaohong He, The International Trade Journal


'This book should be recommended to all students of international economic policy and international business. It contains a clear and comprehensive conceptualisation of public policy on MNE allowing the classification and evaluation of country policies. The author supplies a vast amount of institutional policy details and economic data, which are interesting in their own right.' -- Thorsten Posselt, Kyklos 'The value of this book lies in its author's expertise. Safarian knows his subject so well that he can make cross-country comparisons with ease. He is particularly excellent in dealing with the similarities and differences between Canadian and Australian policies on inward investment. I found all the case studies extremely informative. . . . In an era when books and articles on multinational proliferate, this volume stands out as refreshing and, indeed, represents a major contribution to the field.' -- Mira Wilkins, Florida International University, US 'This work is certainly informative on and useful for each of the six Anglo-Saxon nations as well as Japan. . . . the book is well laid out and clearly written, the reader would certainly benefit from accessing specific sections. -- Alan Siaroff, Canadian Journal of Political Science 'This is an important, thoroughly researched book that represents many years of study and effort. It is rigorous and integrates the areas of international business, micro- and macroeconomic policy and business strategy.' -- Rolf Mirus, Canadian Public Policy '. . . his book is not only an excellent scholarly treatise, but it offers a valuable history lesson to contemporary governments on their power and their limitations to effect both the extent of inbound and outbound investment, and its consequences for the economic welfare of their citizens.' -- John H. Dunning, The Economic Journal '. . . A.E Safarian's Multinational Enterprise and Public Policy is genuinely welcome. It breaks new ground. . . . The value of this book lies in its author's expertise. ' -- Mira Wilkins, Business Library Review 'Professor Safarian's book if timely and informative with historical development and data to search the wisdom in this direction. The study will have profound implications for governments in both the developed and the developing world.' -- Xiaohong He, The International Trade Journal


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The late A.E. Safarian, formerly Professor of Business Economics, Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto, Canada

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