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This is the first book to explain the expansion of multinational enterprises (MNEs) into a transition economy from a technology accumulation perspective. The author provides a theoretical alternative to accepted wisdom regarding technology transfer, and discusses the policy implications of this new approach for economic development.
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Front Matter
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Authors and Affiliations
About the author
BJÖRN JINDRAis researcher at the Halle Institute of Economic Research in Germany. He obtained a BA in European Studies and Economics from the University of Wolverhampton in the UK and his MA in the Political Economy of Eastern Europe and Russia from the School of Slavonic and Eastern European Studies at University College London, UK. In 2010 he was awarded a Doctorate in Science and Technology Policy at SPRU, University of Sussex, UK. He contributed to research projects in the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh EU Framework Programme on various aspects of foreign direct investment, transition and economic cohesion.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Internationalisation Theory and Technological Accumulation
Book Subtitle: An Investigation of Multinational Affiliates in East Germany
Authors: Björn Jindra
Series Title: Studies in Economic Transition
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230360037
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-34729-8Published: 02 December 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-34486-4Published: 01 January 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-36003-7Published: 02 December 2011
Series ISSN: 2662-6675
Series E-ISSN: 2662-6683
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 273
Topics: Industrial Organization, Economic Policy, Regional/Spatial Science, International Economics, International Political Economy, Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods