TY - BOOK AU - Bulcke,D.van den AU - Verbeke,Alain AU - Yuan,Wenlong TI - Handbook on small nations in the global economy: the contributions of multinational enterprises to national economic success SN - 9781843765929 (hbk.) :170.00 AV - HD2755.5 .H36 2009 PY - 2009/// CY - Cheltenham, UK, Northampton, MA PB - Edward Elgar KW - International business enterprises KW - Economic development KW - Globalization KW - Economic aspects N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Small nations in the global economy: an overview -- Globalization in the Netherlands -- Belgium’s competitiveness: a comparison of foreign and domestic enterprises -- Porter’s diamond and small nations in the global economy: Ireland as a case study -- Upgrading the international competitiveness of a transition economy: Slovenia in the European and global economy -- Multinational enterprises from small economies: the internationalization patterns of large companies from Denmark, Finland and Norway -- The competitive advantage of Canada: a firm-level analysis -- Chile as an example of augmented diamond -- The development trajectory of a small island economy: the successful case of Mauritius -- New Zealand and the challenge of global competition -- The competitive position of a developing economy: the role of foreign direct investment in Cambodia ER -