The Future of the Multinational Enterprise 25th Anniversary Edition

by Buckley, Peter J.; Casson, Mark

• ISBN13: 9781403902993
• ISBN10: 1403902992
• Edition: 25th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-09-06
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

This is one of the most influential studies of multinational enterprises ever published. As a book that revolutionized the field, it includes a critical examination of empirical observations about FDI, offers a long-run theory and other alternative theories of the multinational enterprise, as well as looking at the world's largest firms and offering predictions and policy implications. This resulted in the internalization theory that has influenced much research on FDI since it was first published in 1976. To mark the 25th Anniversary, the authors have included a new introduction, which reflects on the enduring impact of the book.

Author Biography

Peter J. Buckley is Professor of International Business at the University of Leeds. Mark Casson is Professor of Economics at the University of Reading.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the 25th Anniversary Edition	ix
Introduction to the Second Edition	xiii
Preface	xxi
The Multinational Enterprise in the World Economy	1	(31)
A Long-run Theory of the Multinational Enterprise	32	(34)
Alternative Theories of the Multinational Enterprise	66	(19)
The World's Largest Firms	85	(17)
Predictions and Policy Implications	102	(12)
Index	114