Transnational corporations and local firms in developing countries : linkages and upgrading

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PrefacePart 1. Introduction and Conceptuel IssuesChapter 1: Introduction and Analytical Frameworkby Michael W. Hansen and Henrik Schaumburg-MullerChapter 2: Theories of Cross-Border Linkagesby Michael W. Hansen and John KuadaPart 2. Case Studies of Danish Firm LinkagesChapter 3: A Survey of Linkages between Danish Foreign Investors and Local Firms in Developing Countriesby Michael W. HansenChapter 4: Donor Intervention and the Promotion of Inter-Firm Linkages in Ghanaby John KuadaChapter 5: Danish-South African Business Linkagesby Soren JeppesenChapter 6: Collaborations between Danish Foreign Investors and Local Industry in Indiaby Michael W. HansenChapter 7: Learning and Competence Building through Cross-Cultural Linkages: The Case of Danish Companies in Malaysiaby Olav Jull SorensenChapter 8: Upgrading and Aid Dependency: Danish Firms in Vietnamby Henrik Schaumburg-MullerPart 3. Restructuring Linkages in International Value ChainsChapter 9: The Automotive Supplier Industry between Localizing and Globalizing Forces in Malaysia, India and South Africaby Peter WadChapter 10: Upgrading and Strategic Options of Garment Producers in the Global Value Chainby John Kuada, Henrik Schaumburg-Muller and Olav Jull SorensenPart 4. Conclusions - Strategy, Policy and Theoretical PerspectivesChapter 11: Main Empirical Findingsby Michael W. Hansen and Henrik Schaumburg-MullerChapter 12: Development Strategy, Industrial Policy and Cross Border Inter-Firm Linkagesby Peter Wad and Soren JeppesenChapter 13: North-South Business Linkages: Theoretical Reflections and Perspectivesby Olav Jull Sorensen and John KuadaBibliographyAppendices