Text in Spanish. Detailed conceptual, methodological and empircal analysis of Mexico´s foreign direct investment (FDI) from a macro, meso, micro and territorial perspective and respective chapers. Joint effort together with Luis Miguel Galindo Paliza, Eduardo Loría, and Michael Mortimore. Detailed analysis on international trends of FDI, in Mexico and from a macro, micro, meso and territorial perspective, including a chapter on Japanese FDI in Mexico, conclusions and specific proposalls, as well as methodological Annexes on problems with the registration of FDI in Mexico.