TY - BOOK AU - Friedmann,Wolfgang AU - Béguin,Jean-Pierre TI - Joint International business ventures in developing countries: case studies and analysis of recent trends SN - 0231034954 AV - HD69.I7 F72 U1 - 338.91'172 PY - 1971/// CY - New York PB - Columbia University Press KW - International business enterprises KW - Developing countries N1 - Bibliography: p. [419]-435 N2 - This book contains seventeen case studies representing every type of joint venture in every part of the non-communist world. w. The case studies include joint ventures for the production of oil in Iran, iron ore in Liberia, copper in Chile, sugar in west Africa, powdered milk in Central America, beer in Hong Kong, engineering and chemical goods in India, fertilizer in India, steel pipe in Turkey, office machinery in Central America, drugs in India, electronic products in Indonesia, and textiles in Ghana. The major thesis of this book is that joint ventures have become the dominant form of foreign investment in the less developed countries ER -