World Investment Report: 1998 Trends and Determinants 8th edition

Published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, and now in its eighth annual edition, the World Investment Report reviews the factors that determine foreign direct investment, discusses trends and issues that surround transnational corporations and explores the implications of the Asian financial crisis.

The first section of WIR98 looks at global trends, covering international production, FDI flows, mergers and acquisitions and inter‐firm technology agreements. Throughout the publication, the emphasis is on detailed description and discussion with the support of tables and graphs. Following on is a section on the largest transnational corporations, the world’s 100 largest listed...