China's need for vast amounts of minerals to sustain its high economic growth rate has led Chinese investors to acquire stakes in natural resource companies, extend loans to mining and petroleum investors, and write long-term procurement contracts for oil and minerals in Africa, Latin America,...

What is the relationship between foreign manufacturing multinational corporations (MNCs) and the expansion of indigenous technological and managerial technological capabilities among Chinese firms? China has been remarkably successful in designing industrial policies, joint venture requirements,...

What is the relationship between foreign manufacturing multinational corporations (MNCs) and the expansion of indigenous technological and managerial technological capabilities among Chinese firms? China has been remarkably successful in designing industrial policies, joint venture requirements,...

Cover -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Authors' Note -- Ch. 1 Economic Effect of Inward FDI on the United States: Old Apprehensions, New Evidence -- Which Countries Engage in FDI? -- Comparing Foreign Investors with US Firms in the United States: What the Data Say -- FDI in the United States...