British Manufacturing Investment Overseas

ISBN-13: 9780415657761 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 184 str.

David Shepherd; Aubrey Silberston; Roger Strange

Opis

This study analyses the causes of British manufacturing investment overseas, focusing primarily on the period from the mid 1960s to the mid 1980s. During these years there were significant changes in UK direct investment and this book represents the first major analysis of these changes based on detailed case studies of British international firms.

Spis treści

List of Tables, figures. Preface. 1. Preliminary Remarks. 2. Overseas Investment: Statistical Background. 3. Overseas Investment: Analytical Background. 4. Historical Developments in Overseas Investment. 5. The Sample of Firms. 6. Why Do Some Firms Manufacture Overseas? Some Preliminary Evidence 7. Why Do Firms Manufacture Overseas? Evidence from the Case Studies. 8. Concluding Comments on Overseas Manufacturing Investment. References. Index.

O autorze

David Shepherd (Author) , Aubrey Silberston (Author) , Roger Strange (Author)