Facilitating Transition by Internationalization

Marjan Svetlicic, Ph.D., Professor, is Head of the Centre of International Relations and former Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana. Matija Rojec, Ph.D., is a Senior Research Fellow at the Center of International Relations, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana. She is also Adviser to the Government, Institute of Macroeconomic Analysis and Development, Ljubljana.

Contents: Foreword, Sanjaya Lall; Introduction, Marjan Svetlicic and Matija Rojec. Contextual and Thematic Aspects: Theoretical context of outward foreign direct investment from transition economies, Marjan Svetlicic; Investment development path of small economies: comparative evaluation of Austria and Slovenia, Marjan Svetlicic and Christian Bellak; Outward foreign direct investment by Portuguese companies: relevance and lessons for transition, Vitor Corado Simões; Outward FDI by transition economies: basic features, trends and development implications, Marjan Svetlicic and Andreja Jaklic; Service sector outward foreign direct investment: exploiting the advantages in the region, Metka Stare; Direct versus indirect foreign investment from transition economies: is there a difference in parent company/home country impact?, Wilfried Altzinger, Christian Bellak, Andreja Jaklic and Matija Rojec. Country Studies of Outward FDI: Internationalization of Czech companies via outward investment, Marie Bohata and Alena Zemplinerova; The role of outward foreign direct investments in the internationalization of Estonian firms, Urmas Varblane, Ele Reiljan and Tönu Roolaht; Outward foreign direct investment from Hungary: trends, motivations and effects, Andrea Éltetö and Katalin Antalóczy; Outward foreign direct investments from Poland, Dariusz Rosati and Witold Wilinski; Slovenian outward foreign direct investment, Andreja Jaklic; The mirror image: the Austrian host country perspective, Wilfried Altzinger, Christian Bellak and Rudolf Duris; Conclusions, policy suggestions and future perspectives, Marjan Svetlicic; Bibliography; Name index; Subject index.