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How important is foreign direct investment for late industrialising countries?

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While it has long been recognised that the process of development is necessarily linked to technology, the question of the efficiency of technological spillovers from foreign direct investment remains controversial. The following paper examines the theoretical background and then focuses on the case of Mexico, analysing the technological performance of multinational enterprises in that country.

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Burger, B. How important is foreign direct investment for late industrialising countries?. Intereconomics 34, 115–123 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02930163

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