Contents

pp 5-8

Preface

pp 9-10

I - INTRODUCTION

pp 11-12

1 - Multinational Corporations and Local Firms in Emerging Economies: An Introduction

pp 13-48

II - STUDIES OF SPILLOVERS AND LINKAGES BETWEEN MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS AND LOCAL FIRMS

pp 49-50

2 - The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment in Business Services on the Local Economy: The case of Hungary

pp 51-74

3 - Do Multinational Companies Transfer Technology to Local Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises? The case of the Tegal Metalworking Industry Cluster in Indonesia

pp 75-100

4 - African small and Medium Enterprises and the Challenges in Global Value Chains: The case of Nigerian Garment Enterprises

pp 101-122

5 - Mutual Productivity Spillovers and Regional Clusters in Eastern Europe: Some Empirical Evidence

pp 123-152

III - POLICIES TO PROMOTE SPILLOVERS AND LINKAGES

pp 153-154

6 - Scope and Effectiveness of Foreign Direct Investment Policies in Transition Economies

pp 155-180

7 - Policies for Attracting Foreign Direct Investment and Enhancing its Spillovers to Indigenous Firms: The case of Hungary

pp 181-210

8 - Policies and Institutions on Multinational Corporation-Small and Medium Enterprise Linkages: The Brazilian Case

pp 211-230

9 - Is Attracting Foreign Direct Investment the only Route to Industrial Development in an era of Globalization? The Case of the Clothing and Textiles Sector in South Africa

pp 231-266

About the Authors

pp 267-272

Index

pp 273-276

Miscellaneous Endmatter

pp 277-277