New Policy Challenges for Global Mnes

The five key policy challenges facing European multinational enterprises (MNEs) are the move towards a multi-polar global political system, the ambiguity of regulatory reforms at the national level, the further development of the international trade regime, the countervailing and bilateral nature of development in the international investment regime, and institutional uncertainty in regional integration processes, argue editors Van Tulder (Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus U., the Netherlands), Verbeke (Haskayne School of Business, U. of Calgary, Canada), and Voinea (international relations, Academy of Economic Sciences, Romania), who further suggest these policy challenges must be confronted in an integrated manner that "bundles" firm-specific advantages and the spectrum of location advantages in home and host countries for competitive advantage. This general perspective guides the 18 chapters presented, which address the uncertainty and volatility of policy institutions, specialized areas of government-business interaction, specific forms of regulation and deregulation, and major issues of regional integration in Europe and internationally. Distributed in North America by Turpin Distribution. Annotation c2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)