2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Economic Integration in East Asia and the Globalization of the Firms in Developing Countries-A Case of Malaysian Firms

Research Project

Project/Area Number	20402019
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	海外学術
Research Field	Applied economics
Research Institution	Otaru University of Commerce
Principal Investigator	ANAZAWA Makoto Otaru University of Commerce, 商学部, 教授 (40192984)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	SHIMIZU Kazushi 九州大学, 経済学研究院, 教授 (80271625)
Project Period (FY)	2008 – 2010
Keywords	経済統合 / 多国籍企業 / 発展途上国 / マレーシア / 関係ベースFDI
Research Abstract	The economic integration in east Asia was enhanced by the bilateral, multilateral and regional FTAs (Free Trade Agreements). These phenomena accelerated the regional trade and FDI (Foreign Direct Investment), especially by local firms in developing countries. FDI based on the comparative advantage was observed as it was also seen in this region. However, the new type of FDI based on the relationship with MNCs (Multinational Corporations) from developed countries was also observed mainly in the electronics and automobile industries. These local firms acquired new resources such as technology through the transaction with big MNCs.

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