PREFACE, ACKNOWLEDGMENT, SUMMARY, I. SETTING THE STAGE: THEORY AND EFFECTS OF DIRECT INVESTMENT, 2. SOME FACTS ABOUT U.S. DIRECT INVESTMENTS GENERAL AND HISTORY, 3· SURVEY OF U.S. COMPANIES IN THE NETHERLANDS: MANUFACTURING AND PETROLEUM SECTORS IN I966, 4· THE MAGNITUDE OF AMERICAN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN THE NETHERLANDS, 5· NETHERLANDS DIRECT INVESTMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES, 6. THE CHARACTERISTICS OF DIRECT INVESTMENT, 7·CONCLUDING REMARKS, APPENDICES, BIBLIOGRAPHY