Routledge Dictionary of Economics, Second Edition
A theory drawn from various sources to explain FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT.
Location theory is employed to explain why production occurs at several locations; INTERNALIZATION THEORY explains why the internal market is preferred to the external; ownership advantages, especially of product brands and PATENTS explain why a firm produces overseas rather than license its technology This theory has been used to explain the expansion of multinational banking and of hotel chains.
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