Moroccan rail transport investment: accumulation versus legitimation
Development ; Freight ; Government intervention ; Internationalization ; Investment ; Morocco ; Passengers ; Railway ; Transport
Following recent World Bank-financed efforts to rehabilitate the railways of many developing countries, the AA. attempt to provide some fresh analytical insights into rail transport investment in countries whose economies are becoming ever more
dependent on international economic institutions. They seek theoretical explanations for the substantial investment during the 1980s. State investment in railways has resulted in insufficient resources for social equity.
Hong Kong firms in the ASEAN region: transnational corporations and foreign direct investment
Development strategy ; Direct investment ; Enterprise ; Finance ; Hong Kong ; Indonesia ; Industrial branch ; Industrialization ; Investment ; Malaysia ; Management ; Philippines ; Singapore ; South-Eastern Asia ; Thailand ; Trade ; Transnational
Some facets of the economic links between Hong Kong and the ASEAN are studied in relation to the transnational operations of HK firms and their investment flows in ASEAN. Transnational corporations in the tertiary sector are inclined to establish
cross-border operations. Indonesia and Thailand are the most favoured destinations for the investments.
The geographies of just-in-time: Japanese investment and the automotive components industry in Western Europe
Assembly line ; Car industry ; Europe ; European Union ; Foreign investment ; Industrial concentration ; Industry ; Investment ; Japaneses ; Location choice
Japanese investment in automobile production in North America and Western Europe during the 1980s and early 1990s posed some sharp questions about the future of domestically owned assemblers and automotive component companies. The paper examines
State and market in eastern Europe: regional development and workplace implications of foreign direct investment in the automobile industry in Hungary
Assembly line ; Car ; Eastern Europe ; Economic restructuring ; Foreign investment ; Hungary ; Industry ; Investment ; Political reform ; Privatisation ; Regional development ; Uneven development ; Work organization
The data from Prague stock exchange can reveal important features of behaviour of key players and investment funds. The analyses are supporting the argument about emerging a regional segmentation of capital market in the Czech Republic. - (MS)
contexte politique et économique stable. La deuxième vague de grande privatisation a commencé en avril 1994, alors que s'affirme de plus en plus la voie nationale tchèque face à des investissements étrangers parfois contestés dans leur stratégie.
Assembly line ; Car industry ; External control ; Foreign investment ; Industrial location ; Industry ; Japaneses ; United Kingdom
policy to foreign direct investment, lower wage cost than other main EC countries and English, which is the most understandable second language for Japanese, are the main reasons of this British-oriented location. - (KA)
Belgium ; Flanders ; Investment ; Public assistance ; Regional development ; Regional economy ; Regional policy
The first part examines the position of the regional policy in relation to other related policies. The existing policy of regional incentives are mainly towards industrial investment. More and more attention is paid to non-economic factors important