Central and Eastern European countries with the liberalisation process and the recent accession to the EU are, nowadays, well engaged in trade with partner countries and at the same time receive significant and increasing interest from foreign investors. Trade and Foreign Direct Investment can...

In a globalized environment, where intense competitive pressures constitute the main features, Central and eastern Europe is emerging as a promising investment host region. Following the main lines of Vernon's Produce Life Cycle (PLC), Hirsch's International Trade and Investment Theory of the...