The international production networks as a factor of growing investment attractiveness of ASEAN countries
The international production networks as a factor of growing investment attractiveness of ASEAN countries

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is the analysis of the importance of international production networks for increasing attractiveness of ASEAN countries. The region of East Asia is clearly encouraging investors to locate their businesses there because of various location factors such as: wages diversification, low transaction costs, the neighbourhood of the other TNCs, the rapid economic growth, etc. It is also favourable place for fragmentation process and the development of international production networks. As a confirmation for significant position of economies associated in ASEAN the author presents the data of FDI net inflow divided into intra-ASEAN inflow and extra ASEAN inflow and the number of TNCs and their affiliates in the region.

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