02638oam 2200457I 450 991096204130332120251117085952.01-315-27132-X1-351-98473-X10.4324/9781315271323 (CKB)3710000001051184(MiAaPQ)EBC4799834(OCoLC)974516651(BIP)63747756(BIP)56111143(EXLCZ)99371000000105118420180706e20171988 uy 0engForeign multinationals and the British economy impact and policy /Stephen Young, Neil Hood and James HamillAbingdon, Oxon :Routledge,2017.1 online resource (265 pages)Routledge library editions. Multinationals ;Volume 8First published in 1988 by Croom Helm Ltd.1-138-24242-X 1. Introduction : the issues -- 2. Global environment of international business and the United Kingdom position -- 3. Impact of inward direct investment on the United Kingdom -- 4. Foreign multinationals in the UK assisted areas -- 5. Multinational strategies and operating characteristics -- 6. The UK policy response -- 7. Conclusions and future directions.This book, first published in 1988, examines the impact of multinational companies on the British economy and the British government's policy responses. It assesses the effects of multinationals both on the national economy and on different regions and evaluates the benefits and problems brought by overseas companies. It looks at how government has attempted to entice multinationals to invest, and the UK government's success in these attraction efforts as compared with other countries. Regulatory aspects of policy are also reviewed and evaluated, and consideration is given to possible new policy approaches. This title will be of interest to students of business studies.International business enterprisesGreat BritainInvestments, ForeignGreat BritainInternational business enterprisesGovernment policyGreat BritainGreat BritainEconomic conditions1979-1997International business enterprisesInvestments, ForeignInternational business enterprisesGovernment policy338.80941Young Stephen1944-,117596Hamill James1868737Hood Neil117469BOOK9910962041303321Foreign multinationals and the British economy4476740UNINA