By critically appraising current theories of both Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and agglomeration, this book explores the variety of links that exist between these two externality-creating phenomena and, for the first time, explores interrelationships between them and their effects.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Contents: Preface; Foreign direct investment in Mexico: externalities and geographical space; FDI externalities in host economies: heterogeneity, technology gap and geographical space; Agglomeration and FDI location in Mexican regions; Trade liberalisation and regional growth in Mexico: how important are agglomeration economies and foreign direct investment?; Intra-industry FDI externalities in Mexican manufacturing industries: endogeneity, technology gap and agglomeration; FDI in Mexican regions: identifying the industry and geographical dimensions of FDI externalities; Foreign direct investment and backward linkages with local suppliers: survey evidence from Nuevo León; FDI externalities in Mexican manufacturing industries: main findings, policy recommendations and future research; References; Index.
