Author

Vincenzo Aliberti Ph.D.
   Trans Union (Performance Data Division) 
   Chicago
   Illinois 
   United States 60606  
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Milford B. Green Ph.D.
   Department of Geography
   Social Science Center 
   University of Western Ontarion
   London, Ontario
   Canada N6A 5C2
   E-mail Dr. Green

Title
Canada's International Merger Activity for the Period 1971 to 1991: 
A Developmental, Geographic and Historical Dimension

Abstract
This study examines Canada's international merger activity (inward 
foreign direct investment), for the years 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 
and 1991.  Log-linear analysis is employed to provide a descriptive 
examination of the spatial merger flows for the years in question.  
Internationally, firms based out of the United States, the United 
Kingdom, France, and Germany, acquired the greatest number of Canadian 
firms.  From an acquired perspective, Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, and 
British Columbia, were the major provincial targets of international 
merger activity.  Foreign firms based out of New York, London (United 
Kingdom), Chicago, and Los Angeles, acquired the greatest number of 
Canadian firms.  Firms based out of Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, and 
Vancouver, were the major targets of international merger activity.  
Multidimensional scaling is employed to provide a perceptual spatial 
map of Canada's international merger activity.

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