Recent publications
Selected articles in Academic Journals
- 2011, "The World Investment Report at 20", Review article of UNCTAD (2010), The World Investment Report 2010. Investing in a Low-Carbon Economy; Critical Perspectives on International Business, Vol. 7 Iss: 3, pp.271 - 280
- 2011, (With A. Filippetti and M. Frenz), ‘Are innovation and internationalization related? A comparative analysis of European countries’, Industry and Innovation, vol 18,5, July .
- 2010, Review article of: Clinton and Blair: The political economy of the Third Way by Flavio Romano, Routledge 2006, Review of Social Economy, September .
- 2010, The economic crisis of 2008 and international business. Can we say anything meaningful about future scenarios?’, Futures, 42, 9: 910-19, November.
- 2010, The internationalization of production systems. Implications for firms, labour and countries’, Review article of: ‘The global Environment of Business’ by F. Guy, OUP, 2009, International Review of Applied Economics, 25, 2, March.
- 2009, ‘Conceptual issues behind the assessment of the degree of internationalization’. Transnational Corporations, 18, 3: 59-83, December.
- 2009, (with Marion Frenz), The impact on innovation performance of different sources of knowledge. Evidence from the UK Community Innovation Survey, Research Policy, 38,7: 1125-35.
- 2007, With Frenz, M. ‘‘Does Multinationality Affect the Propensity to Innovate? An Analysis of the Third UK Community Innovation Survey’ International Review of Applied Economics, 21, 1: 99 -117, January. ISSN 0269-2171
- 2002, “Hymer, the nation-state and the determinants of MNCs’ activities”, Contributions to Political Economy, 21, 43-54. ISSN: 0277-5921
- 2000, "What Role for Multinationals in the New Theories of Trade and Location?", International Review of Applied Economics, 14, 4: 413-26. ISSN 0269-217
- 1998, “Different Conceptual Frameworks in the Assessment of the Degree of Internationalization: Empirical Analysis of Various Indices for the Top 100 Transnational Corporations”, Transnational Corporations, 7, 1 pp. 17- 39. ISSN 1014-9562
- 1998, “The Characteristics, Performance and Strategic Behaviour of Merged versus Non-merged Business Establishments in Britain”. Review of Industrial Organization,. 15, 1: 1-24 (with Meloria Meschi), ISSN 0889 938X
- 1996, “The Widening Geography of UK International Production: Theoretical Analysis and Empirical Evidence,” International Review of Applied Economics, 10, 2, pp 195 - 208. ISSN 0269-2171
- 1991, “Intersubjective Probability and Economics,” (with D.A Gillies), Review of Political Economy, Vol. 3, No. 4, November. ISSN 0953 8259
- 1990, "Was the De-industrialization of the UK Inevitable? A Critique of Rowthorn-Wells," International Review of Applied Economics, Vol. 4, No. 2, June. ISSN 0269-217
- 1989, "Some Indicators of Multinational Domination of National Economies: Analysis for the UK and other Developed Countries," International Review of Applied Economics, Vol. 3. ISSN 0269-217.
- 1989, "Probability and Economics in the Works of B. de Finetti," (with D. A. Gillies), Economia Internazionale, May - August
- 1981, "The De-industrialisation of the UK. Some Issues and Hypotheses," British Review of Economic Issues, Spring
- 1981, "British Economic Problems and the State," a debate with Bacon, R. and Eltis, W., British Review of Economic Issues, May
Books
Authored
- 2012, Transnational Corporations and International Production. Concepts, Theories and Effects. London: Edward Elgar; second revised edition; hardback ISBN 9780857932259; paperback, ISBN 9780857932273.
- 2005, Transnational Corporationss and International Production. Concepts, Theories and Effects. London: Edward Elgar ; hardback and paperback.ISBN 1 84376 8569
- 2005, Imprese transnazionali. Concetti, teorie ed effetti. Carocci, 88-430-35553-3
- 2002, Transnational Corporations. Fragmentation amidst Integration. Routledge, ISBN 0-415 14823 -5.
- 1997, Global Business Strategy, (co-author with R’ John, H. Cox, N. Grimwade), London, International Thompson Business Press ISBN 0415 119790
- 1992, International Production: Trends, Theories, Effects, Cambridge: Polity Press, pp 242, ISBN 0-7456 - 0576-1, paperback Ed, 1994, ISBN 0-7456-1413-2
- 1969, La funzione degli investimenti nei modelli econometrici: aspetti teorici e applicazione all’economia italiana, ISCO and F. Angeli, Milano, 1969
Edited
- 2000, European Integration and Corporate Business Strategies, (co-editor with F. Chesnais and R. Simonetti) Routledge ISBN 0 415 212 782
- 1993, The Growth of Global Business (co-editor with H. Cox and J. Clegg), London: Routledge, ISBN 0-415-09062-8
Selected chapters in edited volumes
- 2012, ‘The transnational corporation and finance’ in Michell, J. and Toporowski, J. (eds), Handbook of critical issues in finance, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar.
- 2012, ‘The multinational firm. Characteristics, activities and explanations in historical context’ in Dietrich, M. and Krafft, J. (eds), Handbook of the Firm, Chaltenham, Edward Elgar.
- 2011, Strategies of transnational companies in the context of the governance systems of nation-states, in Ugur, M. and Sunderland, D. (eds), Does Economic Governance Matter? Institutional Quality and Economic Outcomes, New Directions in Modern Economics Series, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar pp. 96-115.
- 2011, ‘The role of transnational corporations in the globalization process’ in Michie, J. (ed.) The Handbook of Globalization, revised edition.
- 2011, ‘The integration and fragmentation role of transnational companies’, in Handbook of Economic Integration, edited by M. Jovanovic, Edward Elgar
- 2010, A XXI alternative to XX century Peer Review, in Production, Distribution and Trade: Alternative Perspectives. Essays in Honour of Sergio Parrinello, in A. Birolo, D. Foley and H. D. Kurz (eds), London: Routledge, pp. 333-348.
- 2009, Transnational Corporations, in Globalization and Security. An Encyclopedia, edited by G. Honor Fagan and Ronaldo Munck, Santa Barbara, California; Denver, Colorado and Oxford, England: Praeger Security International, ABC CLIO; vol 1, ch 22, pp. 410-28.
- 2008, ‘Why de Finetti critique of economics is today more relevant than ever’ in Galavotti, M. C. (ed.), Bruno de Finetti. Radical Probabilist, London: College Publications, ISBN 978-1-904987-42-0.
- 2002, “Internationalization and the demarcation between services and manufactures: Theoretical and empirical analysis” in Miozzo, M. and Miles, I, (eds), Internationalization, Technology and Services, London: Edward Elgar, ch 2: 33-56. ISBN: 1-84376-053-3
- 2001, Keynes's notion of causa causans and its application to the globalisation process" (with D.A.Gillies) in Arestis, A. Desai, M. and Dow, S, (eds), Methodology, Microeconomics and Keynes. Essays in honour of Victoria Chick, Vol. II, London: Routledge, ch 14, ISBN 0-415-23219-8. ISBN: 0-415-23219-8
- 2000, “Cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions: Patterns in the EU and Effects” (with M. Meschi and R. Simonetti). Ch. 3 in European Integration and Global Corporate Strategies by Chesnais, F. Ietto-Gillies, G. and Simonetti, R. (Eds), pp 52-70.. ISBN: 0-415-21278-2
- 2000, "Developing a European Policy Framework in the Face of Globalization", (with François Chesnais) Ch. 10 in European Integration and Global Corporate Strategies by Chesnais, F. and Ietto-Gillies, G. and Simonetti, R. (Eds.), pp 238-253. ISBN: 0-415-21278-2
- 1999, “Industrial Strategy in the Era of Transnationals: Analysis and Policy Issues” Chapter 17 in Industrial Policy in Europe: Theoretical Perspectives and Practical Proposals by Cowling, K.(ed.), Routledge, pp 326-342. ISBN 0-415-20494-1
Work in progress
- ‘The impact of internationalization on innovation: indicators’, with M. Frenz and Andrea Filippetti
- A critique of Peer Review
- A history of the theory of transnational corporations
