Innovation, Investment and the Diffusion of Technology in Europe : German Direct Investment and Economic Growth in Postwar Europe (Hardcover)

1. Introduction R. Barrell and N. Pain; 2. The growth of foreign direct investment in Europe R. Barrell and N. Pain; 3. Irish FDI policy and investment from the EU F. Ruane and H. Gorg; 4. German manufacturing investment in the UK: survey results and economic impact N. Hood, J. Taggart and S. Young; 5. Internationalisation of R and D and multinational enterprises: H. Belitz and M. Beise; 6. Foreign activities by Swedish multinational corporations. The role played by large European host countries P. Braunerhjelm and K. Ekholm; 7. European integration and German FDI: implications for domestic investment and central European economies J. Prasad Agarwal; 8. Innovation and the regional and industrial pattern of German foreign direct investment F. Hubert and N. Pain.