Quinlan, Joseph P.

Global engagement : how American companies really compete in the global economy / Joseph P. Quinlan - Chicago, Ill. : Contemporary Books, c2001 - xix, 267 p. ; 24 cm.

Acknowledgements. - Introduction. - Key Terms and Definitions. - Pt. I : Setting the Global Stage. 1. The Global Economy at the Dawn of a New Century. 2. Why Firms Invest Abroad: Understanding the Dynamics of Foreign Direct Investment. 3. Beyond Trade: Transnationals and Global Foreign Direct Investment Trends. - Pt. II : U.S. Global Engagement Through Foreign Direst Investment. 4. Global Linkages Through U.S. Foreign Direst Investment. 5. On the Front Lines : The Strategic Role of U.S. Foreign Affiliates. 6. Who Are Us? Foreign Investment and Foreign Affiliates in the United States. - Pt. III : Unique Dimensions of U.S. Global Engagement. 7. Japan: Always the Exception. 8. Services: The New Dynamic of U.S. Global Engagement. 9. Unfinished Business : U.S. Global Engagement with the Developing Nations. - Epilogue. - Notes. - Bibliography. - Index.

Global Engagement presents a different framework through which to view and analyze how U.S. firms actually compete in the world economy. It makes the compelling case that global competition goes well beyond the cross-border exchange of goods (that is, trade), a point dangerously over-looked in Washington and on Wall Street. - Back cover

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Competition, International.
Investments, American.

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