Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1995. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 121-124). / Chapter CHAPTER 1. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter CHAPTER 2. --- DIRECT FOREIGN INVESTMENT / Chapter 2.1 --- Theories of Direct Foreign Investment --- p.6 / Chapter 2.2 --- International Trade & Direct Foreign Investment: Complements or Substitute? --- p.12 / Chapter 2.3 --- Types of Direct Foreign Investment --- p.14 / Chapter CHAPTER 3. --- TAIWAN'S OUTWARD INVESTMENT / Chapter 3.1 --- Overview --- p.16 / Chapter 3.2 --- Types and Trends of Taiwan's outward Investment --- p.18 / Chapter 3.3 --- The Limitation on The Statistics of Taiwan's Outward Investment in Asean-4 --- p.21 / Chapter 3.4 --- Taiwan's Outward Investment in Asean-4 --- p.23 / Chapter 3.5 --- Investment Incentives of Asean-4 ´ب --- p.26 / Chapter 3.6 --- Investment Policy of Asean-4 --- p.28 / Chapter CHAPTER 4. --- CLIMBING THE LADDER OF COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE: THE EXPERIENCE OF TAIWAN / Chapter 4.1 --- Overview --- p.40 / Chapter 4.2 --- "Trade-Complementary"" Type of Direct Foreign Investment" --- p.43 / Chapter 4.3 --- "The Impacts on Bilateral Trade of ""Trade-Oriented"" Direct Foreign Investment" --- p.44 / Chapter 4.4 --- Technology Transfer --- p.48 / Chapter 4.5 --- The Economic Development of Taiwan --- p.51 / Chapter CHAPTER 5. --- TRADE EFFECTS OF TAIWAN'S INVESTMENT IN ASIAN-4 / Chapter 5.1 --- Overview --- p.61 / Chapter 5.2 --- Data Source --- p.62 / Chapter 5.3 --- Statistical Analysis On Trade Effects --- p.64 / Chapter 5.4 --- Empirical Findings --- p.66 / Chapter CHAPTER 6. --- INTRA-INDUSTRY TRADE BETWEEN TAIWAN AND ASEAN-4 / Chapter 6.1 --- Overview --- p.81 / Chapter 6.2 --- Definition and Theories of Intra - Industry Trade --- p.81 / Chapter 6.3 --- Data Source --- p.85 / Chapter 6.4 --- Indices of Intra-Industry Trade --- p.86 / Chapter 6.5 --- The Level of Intra-Industry Trade between Taiwan & Asean-4 --- p.89 / Chapter 6.6 --- Pooled Cross-Section Time-Series Estimation on Intra-Industry Trade --- p.96 / Chapter 6.7 --- Implication --- p.100 / Chapter CHAPTER 7. --- MUTUAL COMPETITION IN EXPORT MARKET BETWEEN TAIWAN AND ASEAN-4 / Chapter 7.1 --- Overview --- p.109 / Chapter 7.2 --- Export Similarity Index --- p.110 / Chapter 7.3 --- Data Source --- p.111 / Chapter 7.4 --- Empirical Findings and Implication --- p.111 / Chapter CHAPTER 8. --- CONCLUSION --- p.118 / REFERENCE --- p.121