Does Foreign Direct Investment Promote Development?Theodore H. Moran, Magnus Blomstrom, Edward Montgomery Graham, Magnus Blomström What is the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on development? The answer is important for the lives of millions--if not billions--of workers, families, and communities in the developing world. The answer is crucial for policymakers in developing and developed countries, and in multilateral agencies. This volume gathers together the cutting edge of new research on FDI and host country economic performance and presents the most sophisticated critiques of current and past inquiries. It probes the limits of what can be determined from available evidence and from innovative investigative techniques. In addition, the book presents new results, concludes with an analysis of the implications for contemporary policy debates, and proposes new avenues for future research. |
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FDI to Serve a Protected Host - Country Market Foreign investment flows oriented toward serving protected host country markets offer a much different picture . The automotive plants in Mexico , Brazil , and Thailand built to accommodate ...
These projects did pay higher than average host country manufacturing wages , but creating employment in the local economy came at a high price : the cost per job created in the protected market ran as high as $ 300,000 apiece .
IBM withdrew from the protected Indian market altogether when the host authorities insisted that foreign computer investors form joint venture partnerships . Throughout Southeast Asia — not just in Malaysia and Thailand - there was a ...
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Contents
RD Activities of Foreign and National | 107 |
Foreign Direct Investment and Local Economic | 137 |
Comment | 175 |
Copyright | |
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