{"product_id":"foreign-ownership-of-canadian-industry-9781442612228","title":"Foreign Ownership of Canadian Industry","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeign ownership is an ongoing national policy issue for Canadians, and a matter of utmost concern in the public mind. Recently, the issue has been hotly debated in sectors as diverse as telecommunications, mining, technology, retail, steel, and aerospace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eForeign Ownership of Canadian Industry\u003c\/em\u003e, A.E. Safarian''s classic investigation into the behaviour of branch-plant firms in Canada, has proven an enduring and important analysis of this national policy problem and is now back in print. This third edition of \u003cem\u003eForeign Ownership of Canadian Industry \u003c\/em\u003efeatures a new preface contextualizing Safarian''s influential work against contemporary economic issues and policies. As the question of foreign takeovers becomes increasingly critical not only in Canada but in other countries as well, Safarian emphasizes the continuity of concerns over who owns a country''s industries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 - Introduction  Direct investment in the Canadian economy      The controversy about the international firm  Chapter 2 - The Statistical Background to the study  The nature of the interviews and questionnaire  Comparisons of respondent firms with all direct investment companies  Cross-classifications of the variables  Chapter 3 - The Managers and Their Powers  The senior executives  The board of directors  The management or executive committee  Other methods of maintaining contact with the affiliate  The delegation of powers  The degree of decentralization of responsibility  The degree of supervision  Chapter 4 - The Exports of Subsidiary Companies  The evidence on private international trade restriction  The export pattern of direct investment companies  The nature of the export sales organization  The effect of affiliation on exports  External pressures on foreign-owned firms  Chapter 5 - The Imports of Subsidiary Companies  The import pattern of direct investment companies  Policy and organization with regard to purchasing  The effect of affiliation on purchases  Chapter 6 - The Transfer of Knowledge  The performance of research by the respondent companies  The nature of the Canadian research programs  Access to the parent's knowledge  Chapter 7 - Comparative Costs of Production  Unit production costs compared with affiliates  Broader issues regarding efficiency  Chapter 8 - The Pattern of Ownership and Finance  The ownership of voting stock  Sources of funds  Payment of dividends  The United States guidelines program  Chapter 9 - Nationality of Ownership and Performance of the Firm  Degrees of foreign ownership and performance  The nature of the resident-owned firms in this study  Senior personnel  Marketing and purchasing  Research and development  Ownership and finance  Further tests of difference regarding performance  Chapter 10 - Concluding Comments  Appendices  A - Additional tables by country of control  B - Questionnaires and letters to non-resident owned and resident-owned companies  Bibliography  Index","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408349798743,"sku":"9781442612228","price":32.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781442612228.jpg?v=1730502546","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/foreign-ownership-of-canadian-industry-9781442612228","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}