00982nam a2200109Ia 4500080001800000100002200018245010200040260002600142300001600168520066700184583002100851  a12.01.01 B283  aBartels, Frank L.  aMultinational enterprises' foreign direct investment location decisions within the global factory  bUNIDOaViennaATc2009  aiii, 139 p.  aExplains the concept of the global factory. Examines the meaning of globalisation and shows that the varied pace of globalisation across a range of markets provides the context for the emergence and dominance of the global factory.  Examines the difficulties of the least developed countries (LDCs) in participating in the spread of global factories.  Analyses the severe obstacles confronting emerging countries in building global networks and in extending their participation beyond the role of contract manufacturing.  Examines the ability of the currently dominant global factories (largely from developed countries) to maintain thier global competitiveness.  c6/28/11kEVELYND