The book is the outgrowth of the United Nations Symposium on Globalization and Developing Countries, held in the Hague on 30 March 1992. The editors have provided structure to the volume and have ensured that the data is consistent and up to date as of 1995.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Khalil A. Hamdani -- pt. 1 International setting: 1. The advent of alliance capitalism / John H. Dunning -- 2. The world trade and investment system and developing countries / Robert Z. Lawrence -- pt. 2 Regional perspectives: 3. Investment dynamism in Asian developing countries / Linda Y.C. Lim and Nathaniel S. Siddall -- 4. Beyond macroeconomic stability in Latin America / Daniel Chudnovsky -- 5. Globalization and development in Arica / John Cantwell -- pt. 3 Investment and trade: 6. Investment, trade and international competitiveness / Louka T. Katseli -- 7. Attracting investment in an integrating world economy / Stephen Thomsen -- pt. 4 Investment and technology: 8. Investment, technology and international competitiveness / Sanjaya Lall -- 9. Enhancing competitive advantage in technology-intensive industries / Yair Aharoni and Seev Hirsche -- 10. Access to networks / Albert Bressand