Spanning diverse current topics in the field of international strategic management, this collection represents the best writings of Peter Buckley, one of the world's leading authorities in the field. The book looks at three main areas in detail: international strategic management and government policy;

Preface; J.H. Dunning Introduction PART 1: INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNMENT POLICY Strategic Foreign Investment; P. Buckley Government Policy Responses to Strategic Rent-seeking Transnational Firms; P. Buckley Strategic Motives for UK International Alliance Formation; P. Buckley & K. Glaister International Technology Transfer by Small and Medium Sized Enterprises; P. Buckley PART 2: FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN CHINA, VIETNAM AND JAPAN International Joint Ventures in China from a Managerial Perspective Foreign Direct Investment in Vietnam - the First Six Years; P. Buckley, H. Dong & H. Mirza Change in Vietnam: the Role of Offshore Country Funds in Development; P. Buckley & N. Freeman European Direct Investment in Japan; P. Buckley, H. Mirza & J.R. Sparkes Contrasting Perspectives on American and European Direct Investment in Japan; P. Buckley, H. Mirza & J.R. Sparkes Recent Developments in American and European Direct Investment in Post-Bubble Japan: Contrasting Perspectives; P. Buckley, H. Mirza & J.R. Sparkes PART 3: TRADE BLOCS, FOREIGN MARKET SERVICING STRATEGIES AND INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER PRICING Economic Integration: the Single European Market and the NAFTA and their Implications for Canada-UK Bilateral Trade and Investment; P. Buckley, C.L. Pass & K. Prescott The Single European Market Initiative - a Perspective from Canadian Companies; P.Buckley, C.L. Pass & K. Prescott An International Comparison of the Structure of Foreign Market Servicing Strategies; P. Buckley & G.E. Smith Japanese Transfer Pricing Policy; P. Buckley & J. Frecknall-Hughes