Foreign Direct Investment and Cities

Global Case Studies for Theory and Practice
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-77481-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 336 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

Presenting a rich collection of insights into investment by foreign corporations into different types of cities around the world, Foreign Direct Investment and Cities uses original and revelatory case studies to help readers to turn theory into practice.

The book offers a structured set of case study chapters, with diversity of location, setting, industry, focus on macro-, meso-, micro-level factors, and outcomes in economic and non-economic terms. The chapters are authored by a diverse collection of international experts. The text is also supported by digital learning resources, including PowerPoint slides and video clips.

Foreign Direct Investment and Cities will be relevant to courses in international business and economic geography and will be key reading for academic researchers in business schools and wider social sciences, as well as the global practitioner community in investment promotion.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Williams, Christopher

Kaspar, Martin

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction. PART I: Cities in Advanced Economies as Locations for FDI 1. Case 1: London’s Royal Albert Dock redevelopment: a Chinese dream turned nightmare (Jacopo Dettoni) 2. Case 2: Gorillas in New York: The Role of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the expansion of delivery services (Petra Smith) 3. Case 3: Building the shop window for inward investment into Cambridge, UK (Harriet Fear, Duncan McCunn and Christopher Williams) 4. Case 4: From Nokia to Unicorns, the Evolutions of FDI in the Helsinki Region (Michel Lemagnen) 5. Case 5: The failure of China State Grid in acquiring Eandis in Flanders: A marriage takes more than two (Haiyan Zhang and Zhiping Zhu) PART 2: Cities in Transition and Emerging Economies as Locations for FDI 6. Case 6: The evolution of FDI across the value chain –Johannesburg (South Africa) (Davide Castellani, Katiuscia Lavoratori and Frans Van der Colff) 7. Case 7: FDI-led development in Ho Chi Minh City (Tom Becker) 8. Case 8: International Capital, National Politics and Investment in Secondary Cities in Africa:The Case of the Stalled Bagamoyo Port Project in Tanzania (Kristian Hoelscher) 9. Case 9: From coal town to Esports hub: Katowice’s path to post-industrial revival (Alex Irwin-Hunt) PART 3: Technology, FDI and Cities 10. Case 10: Hi-tech investment in Paris (Ana Colovic) 11. Case 11: Attracting Cutting-Edge Technologies to Local Ecosystems - the Scaleup Landing Pad Hamburg (Joachim Arnold) 12. Case 12: Tel Aviv - Yafo: The Rise of a Start-Up Powerhouse attracting Global FDI (Ruxandra Steriu) 13. Case 13: Inward Greenfield R&D Foreign Direct Investment and the Development of Shenzhen’s Innovation Ecosystem (Ludan Wu and Dylan Sutherland) 14. Case 14: Foreign Direct Investment, international collaboration and knowledge community development: a case study of Suzhou Industry Park (Juana Du and Charles Krusekopf) PART 4: Sustainable Development and Resilience in Cities through FDI 15. Case 15: Diffusing water management know-how between a French MNE and an Indian utilities company in Chennai, India:  la mayonnaise n'a pas pris (Akil Amiraly) 16. Case 16: FDI on the Frontlines: Kingspan’s Wartime Investment in Lviv (Courtney Fingar) 17. Case 17: Revitalizing Teesside, UK: The Remarkable Journey from Loss-Making Steelworks to a Renewable Energy Hub through FDI and Local Government Support (Maurice Wokke)18. Case 18: Going for Green: Competing for Green FDI Projects in the Nordics (Iiris Saittakari and Douglas van den Berghe). Concluding comments.

Über Autor(innen)

Christopher Williams (PhD) is Professor in the Strategy, Entrepreneurship and International Business Department at ESSCA School of Management in Paris. His research interests include international strategy, innovation in international firms and contexts, health R&D and organizational resilience. 

Martin Kaspar (PhD) is Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development at Fränkische Industrial Pipes, a German Mittelstand’s company and hidden champion in the automotive industry, where he is primarily responsible for internationalization projects.