Multinational Enterprises, Foreign Direct Investment and Growth in Africa South African Perspectives /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Gilroy, Bernard Michael (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Gries, Thomas (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Naudé, Willem A. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Heidelberg : Physica-Verlag HD, 2005.
• Σειρά: Contributions to Economics,
• Θέματα: International economics.; Economic growth.; Economics.; International Economics.; Economic Growth.

How can Africa, the world’s most lagging region, benefit from globalisation and achieve sustained economic growth? Africa needs greater investment by Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) to improve competitiveness and generate more growth through positive spill-over effects. Despite the fact that Africa...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Africa in the Global Economy
• On Global Economic Growth and the Challenge Facing Africa
• Catching-Up, Falling-Behind and the Role of FDIs
• The Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in Africa
• The Global Integration of Africa: The EU-SA Free Trade Agreement and German MNEs in South Africa
• Multinational Enterprises in Africa
• The Changing View of Multinational Enterprises and Africa
• German Multinationals in Africa
• Obstacles Facing German Enterprises in South Africa
• Competitive Intelligence in a Foreign Environment: German and Canadian Firms Compared
• Labour Market Adjustment, Foreign Direct Investment and Human Resource Development
• Employment Effects of Foreign Direct Investment: A Theoretical Analysis with Heterogeneous Labour
• Human Resource Development: A Sine Qua Non for Foreign Direct Investment in South Africa
• Conclusions.