ILO pub-WEP pub. Comparison of choice of technology, adaptation and technology transfer by public enterprises and private enterprises in India - based on sample survey of heavy industry (pumps and compressors), pharmaceutical industry and heavy electrical industry firms, compares organization...

Assesses the effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the motor vehicle industry in two areas of Brazil, focusing on the development of regional institutions to support social dialogue. Examines the flow of FDI into the Brazilian motor vehicle industry during the late 1990s, describes the...

Discusses the pattern of direct foreign investment by MNEs and its role in industrial development of export oriented industry (manufacturing) and in employment creation; examines the geographic distribution of EPZs, etc.

Reviews the key economic characteristics of the globalization process and examines its impact on employment, poverty, inequality, global insecurity, child labour, gender issues and migration. Explores national and international policy responses, highlighting the importance of trade negotiations...

Covers data from 1991 to 1997. Based on interviews undertaken in ten multinational enterprises. Includes comparisons with MERCOSUR countries.