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The Late Twentieth Century Has Witnessed A Dramatic Upsurge In Foreign Direct Investment In The Third World. Based Upon Thorough Statistical Analysis, The Book Presents Exhaustive Case-studies Of Foreign Investment Policy In 'metropolitan' Countries And Of The Experiences Of 'host' Countries Throughout Africa, Asia And Latin America. With A Wide Geographical And Historical Focus, It Also Makes An Important Contribution To Current Debates On Dependency Theory.