Book Description
Using quantitative data, this book addresses internationalisation by focussing on the impact of Foreign Direct Investment and democracy on economic development and the effects of economic internationalisation on democracy.
Author : Indra de Soysa
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 10,7 MB
Release : 2003-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1134532180
Using quantitative data, this book addresses internationalisation by focussing on the impact of Foreign Direct Investment and democracy on economic development and the effects of economic internationalisation on democracy.
Author : Yi Feng
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 33,23 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780262562119
A theoretical and empirical examination of why political institutions and organizations matter in economic growth.
Author : Nathan M. Jensen
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 28,36 MB
Release : 2008-01-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1400837375
What makes a country attractive to foreign investors? To what extent do conditions of governance and politics matter? This book provides the most systematic exploration to date of these crucial questions at the nexus of politics and economics. Using quantitative data and interviews with investment promotion agencies, investment location consultants, political risk insurers, and decision makers at multinational corporations, Nathan Jensen arrives at a surprising conclusion: Countries may be competing for international capital, but government fiscal policy--both taxation and spending--has little impact on multinationals' investment decisions. Although government policy has a limited ability to determine patterns of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows, political institutions are central to explaining why some countries are more successful in attracting international capital. First, democratic institutions lower political risks for multinational corporations. Indeed, they lead to massive amounts of foreign direct investment. Second, politically federal institutions, in contrast to fiscally federal institutions, lower political risks for multinationals and allow host countries to attract higher levels of FDI inflows. Third, the International Monetary Fund, often cited as a catalyst for promoting foreign investment, actually deters multinationals from investment in countries under IMF programs. Even after controlling for the factors that lead countries to seek IMF support, IMF agreements are associated with much lower levels of FDI inflows.
Author : Devesh Kapur
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 12,97 MB
Release : 2013-12-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0691162115
What happens to a country when its skilled workers emigrate? The first book to examine the complex economic, social, and political effects of emigration on India, Diaspora, Development, and Democracy provides a conceptual framework for understanding the repercussions of international migration on migrants' home countries. Devesh Kapur finds that migration has influenced India far beyond a simplistic "brain drain"--migration's impact greatly depends on who leaves and why. The book offers new methods and empirical evidence for measuring these traits and shows how data about these characteristics link to specific outcomes. For instance, the positive selection of Indian migrants through education has strengthened India's democracy by creating a political space for previously excluded social groups. Because older Indian elites have an exit option, they are less likely to resist the loss of political power at home. Education and training abroad has played an important role in facilitating the flow of expertise to India, integrating the country into the world economy, positively shaping how India is perceived, and changing traditional conceptions of citizenship. The book highlights a paradox--while international migration is a cause and consequence of globalization, its effects on countries of origin depend largely on factors internal to those countries. A rich portrait of the Indian migrant community, Diaspora, Development, and Democracy explores the complex political and economic consequences of migration for the countries migrants leave behind.
Author : Maria Laura Gómez Mera
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,70 MB
Release : 2014-12-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781464803710
This study analyzes the characteristics, motivations, strategies, and needs of FDI from emerging markets. It draws from a survey of investors and potential investors in Brazil, India, South Korea, and South Africa.
Author : Alan Rugman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 18,23 MB
Release : 2013-04-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1135126321
This book brings together the work of noted authorities in the field of multinational enterprises who explain and debate the merits of internalization theory as the new general theory of the multinational enterprise. Alternatives to internalization, such as licensing, joint ventures and other contractual arrangements are also evaluated. There are many applications to actual businesses, such as in the hotel, fish, food and banking industries. Also considered are regional office location and applications of the theory to Canada, Japan, the former Yugoslavia, the UK and USA.
Author : United Nations
Publisher : UN
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,60 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789211217599
In 2010, the Latin American and Caribbean region showed great resilience to the international financial crisis and became the world region with the fastest-growing flows of both inward and outward foreign direct investment (FDI). The upswing in FDI in the region has occurred in a context in which developing countries in general have taken on a greater share in both inward and outward FDI flows. This briefing paper is divided into five sections. The first offers a regional overview of FDI in 2010. The second examines FDI trends in Central America, Panama and the Dominican Republic. The third describes the presence China is beginning to build up as an investor in the region. Lastly, the fourth and fifth sections analyze the main foreign investments and business strategies in the telecommunications and software sectors, respectively.
Author : I. Moosa
Publisher : Springer
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 28,75 MB
Release : 2002-01-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1403907498
Foreign direct investment is an important issue that has attracted the attention of academic and professional economists as well as politicians and policy makers. In Foreign Direct Investment , Imad A. Moosa presents a survey of the vast body of literature and ideas relating to foreign direct investment that will be invaluable as a reference work for all these groups. He provides concise definition and analysis of the theories behind foreign direct investment, and considers factors affecting its implementation. The impact of foreign direct investment on economic development, host countries and the growth of multinationals, together with methods for evaluating foreign direct investment projects are discussed. The book is based on the experiences of and the empirical evidence pertaining to foreign direct investment in a large number of countries, and includes case studies on specific projects.
Author : Nathan Jensen
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 38,20 MB
Release : 2012-09-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0472028375
For decades, free trade was advocated as the vehicle for peace, prosperity, and democracy in an increasingly globalized market. More recently, the proliferation of foreign direct investment has raised questions about its impact upon local economies and politics. Here, seven scholars bring together their wide-ranging expertise to investigate the factors that determine the attractiveness of a locale to investors and the extent of their political power. Multinational corporations prefer to invest where legal and political institutions support the rule of law, protections for property rights, and democratic processes. Corporate influence on local institutions, in turn, depends upon the relative power of other players and the types of policies at issue.
Author : Ashfaque H. Khan
Publisher :
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 17,19 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Given its fragile balance of payments position and urgent need to boost industrial production, Pakistan needs to significantly increase its mobilization of foreign resources. It is crucial to accord high priority to foreign direct investment (FDI). Sections of this report include: importance of FDI in Pakistan; review of FDI policy; trends, issues, FDI, and economic impact of FDI; concentrated FDI in the power sector and its balance of payments implications; and conclusions, lessons, and policy challenges. Charts and tables.