Inward Investment, Business Finance and Regional Development

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction....Pages 1-10
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
Regional Issues in Inward Investment and Endogenous Growth....Pages 13-29
Inward Investment, Local Linkages and Regional Development....Pages 30-47
Sectoral Growth and Regional Development: the Welsh Experience....Pages 48-62
Front Matter....Pages 63-63
The Entry Mode Decisions of Multinational Enterprises and Regional Economic Development....Pages 65-79
The Indirect Regional Impact of Inward Investment....Pages 80-99
Uncle Sam’s Ireland: The Nature and Impact of Foreign Multinationals on the Economy of the Republic of Ireland....Pages 100-115
Inward Investment and City Development in the South West and Wales....Pages 116-133
Overseas Inward Investment and Regional Development: The Case of the West Midlands....Pages 134-149
Front Matter....Pages 151-151
Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship and Regional Development: The Role of Informal Venture Capital....Pages 153-169
Financial Structure and the Economic Performance of Peripheral Economies: The Case of Europe....Pages 170-185
Bank Finance and the Regions: A European Perspective....Pages 186-196
The Growth of the Scottish Financial Sector....Pages 197-212
Regional Financial Markets and Credit Allocation: The Case of Small and Medium-Sized Firms in Northern Ireland....Pages 213-227
Back Matter....Pages 228-242