The Role of Foreign Direct Investment in East Asian Economic Development -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Local Content of Japanese Electronics Manufacturing Operations in Asia -- 2. Intrafirm Technology Transfer by Japanese Manufacturing Firms in Asia -- 3. Location and Internalization Decisions: Sector Switching in Japanese Outward Foreign Direct Investment -- 4. Foreign Direct Investment and R&D Spillovers: Is There a Connection? -- 5. Affiliates of U.S. and Japanese Multinationals in East Asian Production and Trade -- 6. International Joint Ventures, Economic Integration, and Government Policy -- 7. The Location of Foreign Direct Investment in Chinese Regions: Further Analysis of Labor Quality -- 8. Why Does China Attract So Little Foreign Direct Investment? -- 9. The Role of Foreign Direct Investment in Korea's Economic Development: Productivity Effects and Implications for the Currency Crisis -- 10. Effects of Outward Foreign Direct Investment on Home Country Performance: Evidence from Korea -- 11. Foreign Direct Investment and Industrial Restructuring: The Case of Taiwan's Textile Industry -- 12. Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth in Taiwan's Manufacturing Industries -- Contributors -- Author Index -- Subject Index.