TY - BOOK AU - Battat, Joseph Y. AU - Battat, Joseph Y. TI - Suppliers to multinationals : linkage programs to strenghten local companies in developing countries / Joseph Battat, Isaiah Frank, Xiaofang Shen T2 - Foreign Investment Advisory Service Occasional paper SN - 0821337467 U1 - F 338.642 B 20718 PB - Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 1996 KW - EMPRESAS TRANSNACIONALES KW - PEQUEÑAS EMPRESAS KW - INDUSTRIA KW - SUBCONTRATACION KW - PAISES EN DESARROLLO N1 - Incluye referencias bibliográficas: p. 38.=500; TABLA DE CONTENIDO: Acknowledgments -- Abstract -- Introduction -- 1. The concept and context of backward linkage -- 2. The failure of traditional policies -- 3. Institutional support for backward linkage -- 4. Linkage promotion programs -- Conclusion -- References; TABLA DE CONTENIDO: Acknowledgments -- Abstract -- Introduction -- 1. The concept and context of backward linkage -- 2. The failure of traditional policies -- 3. Institutional support for backward linkage -- 4. Linkage promotion programs -- Conclusion -- References; Incluye referencias bibliográficas: p. 38; TABLA DE CONTENIDO: Acknowledgments -- Abstract -- Introduction -- 1. The concept and context of backward linkage -- 2. The failure of traditional policies -- 3. Institutional support for backward linkage -- 4. Linkage promotion programs -- Conclusion -- References ER -