This volume investigates the specific role of transnational corporations in the process of globalization and economic development. While it draws on a long history of academic research, it also shows new ways forward. It makes headway both in conceptual as well as empirical terms. Topics covered include locational clustering, research and development partnering, productivity spillovers, privatization, disinvestment, terrorism, and the role of and impact on transnational corporations. A future research agenda is also put forward.

JOHN H. DUNNING University of Reading and Rutgers, UK VITOR CORADO SIMÕES Universidade Technica de Lisboa, Portugal SYLVAIN PLASSCHAERT University of Antwerp and Leuven, Belgium ALAIN VERBEKE University of Calgary, Canada JAMES R. DEWALD University of Calgary, Canada JOHN CANTWELL University of Reading, UK KATHERINA GLAC Rutgers University, USA DANIELLE CLOODT Universiteit Maastricht, The Netherlands JOHN HAGEDOORN Universiteit Maastricht, The Netherlands M. DUMONT University of Antwerp, Belgium H. ZHANG University of Antwerp, Belgium PHILIPPE DE LOMBAERDE United Nations University, Finland ERIKA B. PEDRAZA GUEVARA Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Columbia JUAN J. DURÁN Universidad Autonama de Madrid, Spain PETER J. BUCKLEY University of Leeds, UK