Multinational Enterprises and Trade Policy

Multinational Enterprises and Trade Policy comprises a selection of Alan Rugman’s most important and influential articles on the multinational enterprise and government policy.

This volume focuses on trade and investment policy as well as applications of the theory of internalization to government policy.

Topics covered include: strategic trade policy, the ‘double diamond’ framework, the ‘shelter’ theory, the issue of foreign control, the Canada-US Free Trade Agreement and NAFTA and recent contributions on business networks and competitiveness. Special attention is given to the role of multinational enterprises in Canada, Japan and Europe.

This book will be essential reading for both academics and policymakers interested in the relationships between multinational enterprises and governments. Together with its companion volume, The Theory of Multinational Enterprises, it will improve access to the work of Alan Rugman, one of the most cited scholars working on the multinational enterprise.