Foreign firms should seek alliances with well-qualified local companies in countries characterized by inadequate legal and political frameworks because

Foreign firms should seek this sorts of alliances, because making them is a good way to obtain knowledge of local markets; contrast this to a foreign firm attempting to start up a branch on their own, perhaps in the form of a greenfield venture. They would potentially have to figure out local market conditions from scratch, whereas a local company would potentially have years of successful experience and knowledge already at their fingertips.