Let (F₁,..., Fₙ): ℂⁿ → ℂⁿ be a locally invertible polynomial map. We consider the canonical pull-back vector fields under this map, denoted by ∂/∂F₁,...,∂/∂Fₙ. Our main result is the following: if n-1 of the vector fields $\partial /\partial F_j$ have complete holomorphic flows along the typical fibers of the submersion $(F₁,...,F_{j-1},F_{j+1},...,Fₙ)$, then the inverse map exists. Several equivalent versions of this main hypothesis are given.

We investigate the interplay between invariant varieties of vector fields and the inflection locus of linear systems with respect to the vector field. Among the consequences of such investigation we obtain a computational criterion for the existence of rational first integrals of a given degree, bounds for the number of first integrals on families of vector fields, and a generalization of Darboux's criteria. We also provide a new proof of Gomez--Mont's result on foliations...