1. Small Nations in the Global Economy: An Overview / Daniel Van Den Bulcke, Alain Verbeke and Wenlong Yuan -- 2. Globalization in the Netherlands / Annelies E. Hogenbirk, John Hagedoorn and Hans L. van Kranenburg -- 3. Belgium's Diamond of Competitiveness. A Comparison between Foreign and Domestic Companies / Filip De Beule and Ilke Van Beveren -- 4. Porter's Diamond and Small Nations in the Global Economy. Ireland as a Case Study / Sean Cassidy, Frank Barry and Chris van Egeraat -- 5. Upgrading the International Competitiveness of a Transition Economy. Slovenia in the European and Global Economy / Andreja Jaklic, Matija Rojec and Marjan Svetlicic -- 6. Multinational Enterprises from Small Economies. Internationalization Patterns of Large Corporations from Denmark, Finland, and Norway / Gabriel Benito, Jorma Larimo, Rajneesh Narula and Torben Pedersen -- 7. The Competitive Advantage of Canada. A Firm-level Analysis / Wenlong Yuan and Alain Verbeke -- 8. Chile as an Example of the Augmented Diamond / Robert Grosse -- 9. The Development Trajectory of a Small Island Economy. The Successful Case of Mauritius / Jeehan Peerally and John Cantwell -- 10. New Zealand and the Challenge of Global Competition / Peter Enderwick and Joanna Scott-Kennel -- 11. The Competitive Position of a Developing Economy. The Role of Foreign Direct Investment in Cambodia / Ludo Cuyvers, Reth Soeng and Daniel Van Den Bulcke.