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FDI and Industrial Organization in Developing Countries The Challenge of Globalization in India
By Pradeep Kanta Ray
Copyright 2005
292 Pages
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Routledge
292 Pages
by
Routledge
292 Pages
by
Routledge
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Originally published in 2005. Analyzing the impact of FDI on industrial organization in India in the midst of changes wrought by globalization is a daunting task. The Indian economy is large and disparate, with a multitude of economic and political institutions and an unsteady record of policy reform. Drawing comparisons with other Asian economies, this monograph identifies the factors that... Read more
Contents: Introduction; The role of transnational corporations in economic development; The institutional underpinnings of national capabilities: some conceptual issues; Economic liberalization, industrial organization and enterprise performance in India; Technological accumulation and dynamic capability development in India's telecommunications industry: the dual initiatives of public enterprise and FDI; Global competition in local territories: the case of transnational corporations and local enterprises in the consumer electronics industry in India; FDI, indigenous enterprise and the pharmaceutical industry in India; Transnational corporations, local adaptation and inter-firm linkages in developing countries: some contrasts with local enterprises in India; The structure of vertical inter-firm linkages and foreign dependence in transnational corporations: the case of computer software, white goods and consumer electronics in India; Creation and appropriation of intellectual property rights in transnational corporations; FDI and the challenge of globalization in India: concluding remarks and future directions; Bibliography; Index.
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Pradeep Kanta Ray
