Synopsis This volume brings together recent research work relating to the following elements of technology diffusion: 1. Technological competitiveness and DFI. 2. Role of diffusion of technology. 3. Globalization and technological change. 4. Geographical sources of competitiveness. 5. Internationalization of MNCs: case studies--China, Japan and India. 6. Internationalization of Latin American MNCs. 7. Third World MNCs and linkages. This series is dedicated to Raul Prebisch who underlined the dynamics of the world economy and the interdependence between the industrial countries of the north and the LDCs of the south.