TY - BOOK AU - LASSERRE Philippe AU - PROBERT Jocelyn TI - Foreign direct investment in Asia SN - 9626611014 (pbk.) PY - 1997/// CY - Hong Kong PB - Financial Times Newsletters and Management Reports Asia Pacific KW - ASIA PACIFIC REGION KW - CHINA KW - FOREIGN INVESTMENT KW - HONG KONG KW - INDIA KW - INDONESIA KW - JAPAN KW - JOINT VENTURES KW - MALAYSIA KW - PHILIPPINES KW - SINGAPORE KW - SOUTH KOREA KW - TAIWAN KW - THAILAND KW - VIETNAM N2 - Includes 3 research papers produced by INSEAD Euro-Asia Centre which deal with various aspects of foreign direct investment in the Asia-Pacific region. Chapter 1 provides a brief primer on investment conditions in 12 countries in Asia which advises potential investors of the overall operating environments for foreign firms. Chapters 2 and 3 analyse the results of 2 surveys conducted among Western expatriates based in the Asia Pacific region; Chapter 2 looks specifically at social, government, financial and business factors; Chapter 3 examines joint ventures and their effectiveness ER -