This comprehensive study of the rise of multinational corporations from emerging economies explores the basis of their success. Andrea Goldstein argues that the history of multinational business offers valuable lessons for the present and shows how emerging multinationals are embedded in dense political, social and ethnic networks.

ANDREA GOLDSTEIN is Senior Economist at the OECD Development Centre, France. He was previously at the World Bank Group, the OECD Economics Department and the Italian Securities and Exchange Commission.

Introduction Trends in 'Southern' Outward FDI Towards an Industry Categorization The New Asian Multinationals 'Multilatinas' Extant Theories and Their Relevance to EMNCs The Role of Governments Some Key Questions Consequences for OECD Governments, Firms and Workers Conclusions: The Way Ahead