Three Phases in the Internazionalization of Argentinian Manufactoring Firms. A History of Pioneers, Raids and Fragility

Abstract

From a long-term perspective, the analysis of the internationalization of Argentinean manufacturing firms through foreign direct investment suggests that this process is not an isolated microeconomic phenomenon and limited to a few firms, but instead constitutes another aspect of the evolution of the industrial structure and its interaction with the opportunities and constraints of the international environment.