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Developments In The International Commodity Markets During The Fourth Quarter Of 1984, Central Bank Of Nigeria Cbn

Economic and Financial Review

A low tempo of activities characterised the international Commodity markets during the fourth quarter of 1984. The marginal movements in the price levels of most commodities were however accentuated by currency exchange rate fluctuations. The all-commodities price index rose by 5.0 and 0.3 per cent over its respective levels in the preceding quarter and the corresponding quarter of 1983. The price increase was reflected in all but three of the selected commodities. The highest price increases occurred in coffee (26. 7%), cocoa (6 .3%) palm oil (6%) and cotton (5 .8%). Of the three commodities whose price fell , two, …

Hungry Sharks: Japanese Economic Activity In Melanesia, 1960-1980, James A. Boutilier

Pacific Studies

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Vertical Linkages And Multinational Enterprises In Developing Countries, Linda Y. C. Lim, Eng Fong Pang

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Many studies have concluded that multinational firms do not create significant technical and other vertical linkages in developing host countries. This case study of three multinational firms in the export-oriented electronics industry in Singapore shows that under certain conditions multinational firms can lead in creating local vertical linkages. It suggests that restrictive government policies to increase local purchases may not be necessary, effective or desirable in promoting local linkages by export-oriented multinational firms that respond primarily to international market conditions. The Singapore experience poinst to the importance of a healthy investment climate and rapid economic growth in encouraging multinational firms …

Speech Given In Japan, C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

Speaking during a business trip in Japan, Pollard addresses the question of God and profit. He argues that what links the two is the corporation's duty to help people grow and develop as human beings, a goal which requires leaders willing to act like servants.

Policies And Strategies Towards Foreign Investment In Nigeria, C. E. Enuenwosu, C. E. Nemedia

Economic and Financial Review

A review and appraisal of foreign investment policies and strategies in Nigeria is undertaken in three sections. Section one presents the historical evolution of the policies under three different types of political administration, namely, the colonial era, the civilian administration of the first republic ( 1960-1965). and the military regime which held the reigns of political power for thirteen years (1966-1979). Section two analyses data on private foreign investment in Nigeria. The third section rounds up the discussions with an appraisal of the existing approaches and the concluding observations.

China's Nationalization Of Foreign Firms: The Politics Of Hostage Capitalism, 1949-57, Thomas N. Thompson

Maryland Series in Contemporary Asian Studies

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Intergovernmental Power And Dependence, Ron Mock

Faculty Publications - Department of History and Politics

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Do Foreign Companies Pay Higher Wages Than Their Local Counterparts In Malaysian Manufacturing?, David Lim

Support & Other Units (THEi)

This paper shows that foreign companies pay higher wages than their local counterparts in Malaysian manufacturing. Step-wise regression analysis shows that this is due to two factors. The first, and perhaps the more important, is the greater capital intensity of the production processes used by foreign companies. The second is their tendency to pay wages that they consider, or that are considered to be, commensurate with the wages that they pay in their home countries. This may be called the demonstration effect of wage remuneration in less developed countries.

Major Trends In The Explanation Of Direct International Investment, Mark Grier

Masters Theses

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Trade And Monetary Relations In The West African Sub-Region 1966-1970, Central Bank Of Nigeria Cbn

Economic and Financial Review

The West African Sub-Regional Group of the Association of African Central Banks is composed of six central banks that serve the twelve constituent member-countries. The countries include four sterling area countries: Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone; the remaining eight countries - Dahomey, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Togo and Upper Volta-belong to the franc zone. Being the Report of the Study Croup of Central Bank Directors of Research in West Africa, set up by the West African Sub-,Regional Committee of the Association of African Central Banks (AACB). The Report was adopted at the second meeting of the Sub-Regional …

An Empirical Test Of Linder's Trade Hypothesis, James Norman Carnes

Economics Theses & Dissertations

Attempts have been made recently to empirically test several theories of the basis of international trade. These efforts have been concentrated mainly on the empirical testing of the Heckscher-Ohlin and the classical international trade theorems. The results so obtained are both complementary and conflicting. Although a greater degree of empirical relevance has been observed in the Ricardian model than in the Heckscher-Ohlin theorem, so far no sophisticated effort appears to have been made at the empirical testing of Linder's trade hypothesis.

Linder's thesis is that a country cannot achieve comparative cost advantage in that line of production for which there …

Regards To A Friend, A. A. Fatouros

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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The Computer And The Mud Hut: Notes On Multinational Enterprise In Developing Countries, A. A. Fatouros

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Standard Investment Agreement (Draft Translation), A. A. Fatouros

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Some Aspects Of Development And Foreign Trade Policy, 1952-67, Fatma El Mallah

Archived Theses and Dissertations

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Introductory Note: Documents And Legislation Concerning The "Chileanization" Of Anaconda's Chile Exploration Company, A. A. Fatouros

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Book Review. Foreign Investments And International Law By Georg Schwarzenberger, A. A. Fatouros

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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The Progress Of The Japanese-American Commodity Trade And The Commercial Policy Since 1945, Akio Mitake

Economics Theses & Dissertations

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An Analysis In Terms Of Trade, Nobuhiro Hayashi

Economics Theses & Dissertations

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The Quest For Legal Security Of Foreign Investments -- Latest Developments, A. A. Fatouros

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Book Review. Development Banks By W. Diamond And The Design Of Development By J. Tinbergen, A. A, Fatouros

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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