Abstract
This article analyzes the local and global factors that shaped direct foreign investment in Argentina. Using information provided by a new database on foreign companies in Argentina (BDEEA-FCAD), an analysis is carried out of the changes in organizational structures and entry strategies of the 100 largest foreign multinationals during the period of state-led industrialization when these companies were attracted by the expansion in industrial demand within a protected economy. The central argument of this article is that Argentina was a host economy that was very open to foreign direct investment (FDI) during the period of state-led industrialization when foreign firms increased their holdings through the acquisition of Argentine companies, the creation of joint ventures, and participation in local companies.
Translated title of the contribution | Foreign companies during the phase of State-led industrialization: organizational structure and entry strategies, Argentina 1944-1972 |
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Original language | Spanish |
Pages (from-to) | 79-108 |
Journal | Apuntes |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 75 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2014 |
Keywords
- Argentina
- Empresas extranjeras
- Empresas multinacionales
- Inversiones directas
- Inversiones extranjeras