Front Cover -- Multinational Enterprises from the Netherlands -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of appendices -- List of contributors -- Foreword: Marius van Nieuwkerk -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Outward investment from the Netherlands: introduction and overview: Roger van Hoesel and Rajneesh Narula -- Introduction -- Structure of the Dutch economy: some characteristics -- The Netherlands as an outward investor: a comparison -- Geographical and sectoral trends -- General trends in Dutch MNE activity -- A profile of Dutch MNEs -- 2. Dutch overseas investments in the very long run (c. 1600-1990): Ferry de Goey -- Introduction -- The wide world in 1600-1800 -- The three regions (1800-1990) -- Analysis -- 3. Technology characteristics of the Dutch economy: Merijn van Essen and Bart Verspagen -- Introduction -- Technology indicators and their use -- A macro perspective -- The 'public technology infrastructure': R&D in the government and higher education sectors -- Technology in Dutch business -- Conclusions -- 4. The internationalisation of technological activity: the Dutch case: John Cantwell and Odile Janne -- Introduction -- The data -- The evidence on the internationalisation of technological activity by the world's largest industrial firms -- The consequences for Dutch firms and industries -- International corporate technological specialisation at the industry level -- International corporate technological specialisation at the firm level -- Conclusions -- 5. Services FDI and the Dutch economy: Joachim Stibora and Albert de Vaal -- Introduction -- Conceptual issues -- Services in the world economy -- Services FDI and the Dutch economy -- Future prospects of Dutch services -- 6. Entry modes and location decisions: John Bell -- Introduction -- Conceptual framework -- Methodology -- Results -- Conclusions.

7. The external technology acquisition by Dutch MNEs: Geert Duysters and Bert Sadowski -- Introduction -- Patterns of external technology acquisition of Dutch MNEs in the 1990s -- The sectoral distribution of external technology acquisition by Dutch MNEs in the 1990s -- External technology acquisition by large Dutch MNEs in the 1990s -- Conclusions -- 8. Dutch manufacturing MNEs in the United States, 1950-95: Rajneesh Narula and Annelies Hogenbirk -- Introduction -- FDI in the US: understanding changing motivations -- Role of FDI in the US -- Dutch MNE activity in the US -- Conclusions -- 9. Dutch multinationals in Japan: René Belderbos -- Introduction -- Japan's low level of inward investment -- Characteristics of Dutch FDI and licensing in Japan by industry -- Dutch FDI and licensing at the firm level -- Conclusions -- 10. Small, smart and sustainable?: Policy challenges to the Dutch model of governance (together) with multinationals: Rob van Tulder -- Introduction -- Coping with smallness -- Phases of 'smart' governance -- The Dutch model facing recent dominant strategies of multinationals -- The result of restructuring: a multinational country with structural deficiencies -- Policy challenges for (re)new(ed) smart Dutch solutions -- Index.