Editorial Statement and Notes
ARTICLES
Peter A. Petri
The regional clustering of foreign direct investment and trade
Terutomo Ozawa
Japan´s external asymmetries and assembly industries: lean production as a source of competitive advantage
Subramanian Rangan
Are transnational corporations an impediment to trade adjustment?
RESEARCH NOTES
Raymond Vernon
The economist´s role in research on transnational corporations: or why the dogs have barked so softly
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CONTENTS
Editorial Statement and Notes
ARTICLES
Peter A. Petri
The regional clustering of foreign direct investment and trade
Terutomo Ozawa
Japan´s external asymmetries and assembly industries: lean production as a source of competitive advantage
Subramanian Rangan
Are transnational corporations an impediment to trade adjustment?
RESEARCH NOTES
Raymond Vernon
The economist´s role in research on transnational corporations: or why the dogs have barked so softly
BOOK REVIEWS
Just Published
Books Received