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Foreign Direct Investment in Wales: Lifeline or Leash?

In: Wales in the 21st Century

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  • Max Munday

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The 1980s and 1990s have seen increasing global debate about the regional contribution of foreign-owned manufacturing. In Wales, one context of this debate has been why, following an extended period of 'spectacular' inward investment successes, Wales has continued to have such disappointing figures on indicators of economic well-being in relation to other UK regions. This chapter begins with a review of the 'facts' on foreign direct investment in Wales, focusing on the differences between the foreign-owned and domestically owned manufacturing sector, and on recent development trends in the foreign manufacturing sector. We then explore a selection of the issues that surround the presence of foreign manufacturing in Wales, particularly in terms of the contribution of the sector to regional development processes. The final section contains conclusions which explore the likely trajectory of the foreign-owned manufacturing sector in Wales, largely in the context of expected changes in the location competitiveness of Wales and the UK.

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  • Max Munday, 2000. "Foreign Direct Investment in Wales: Lifeline or Leash?," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Jane Bryan & Calvin Jones (ed.), Wales in the 21st Century, chapter 4, pages 37-54, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-333-98153-5_4
    DOI: 10.1057/9780333981535_4
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    Cited by:

    1. James FOREMAN-PECK & Laurian LUNGU, 2010. "A Supply-Side Regional Econometric Model of Wales," EcoMod2004 330600053, EcoMod.
    2. John H.L. Dewhurst & Max Munday & Annette Roberts, 2004. "Changes in Manufacturing Linkage Patterns in Scotland and Wales: Hollowing Out and Foreign Direct Investment?," ERSA conference papers ersa04p67, European Regional Science Association.
    3. Calvin Jones, 2001. "A Level Playing Field? Sports Stadium Infrastructure and Urban Development in the United Kingdom," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 33(5), pages 845-861, May.
    4. John Dewhurst & Max Munday & Annette Roberts, 2001. "Foreign manufecturing and changes in industry linkage patterns in Scotland and Wales," ERSA conference papers ersa01p102, European Regional Science Association.

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