n bullet points, outline how the citizens of a foreign country benefit from the direct investment by a foreign Firm in their country's economy, for example how the citizens of a developing county, such as Sierra Leone, would benefit when a large, international corporation would open a new production facilities in their country?

n bullet points, outline how the citizens of a foreign country benefit from the direct investment by a foreign Firm in their country's economy, for example how the citizens of a developing county, such as Sierra Leone, would benefit when a large, international corporation would open a new production facilities in their country?

Marketing

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ISBN:9780357033791

Author:Pride, William M

Publisher:Pride, William M

Chapter9: Reaching Global Markets

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