This volume examines the economics of foreign direct investment (FDI) in developing countries. Some chapters are theoretical in nature, others empirical, and still others are largely policy-oriented. Topics covered include whether FDI makes an autonomous contribution to growth in these nations and
Multinationals and Foreign Investment in Economic Development
โ Scribed by Edward M. Graham (eds.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 248
- Series
- International Economic Association Series
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Introduction: Foreign Direct Investment in Developing Countries โ Where Do We Now Stand?....Pages 1-25
On Intra-firm Trade and Multinationals: Offshoring and Foreign Outsourcing in Manufacturing....Pages 26-41
Foreign Direct Investment, Externalities and Economic Growth in Developing Countries: Some Empirical Explorations....Pages 42-84
Technological Spillovers and Export-platform FDI....Pages 85-93
Foreign Direct Investment in South Asia: Impact on Economic Growth and Local Investment....Pages 94-118
The Internationalization of Korean Firms: Strategic Interaction and Tariff-jumping when Quality Matters....Pages 119-144
Foreign Direct Investment, Trade and Regional Integration in Mercosur....Pages 145-162
The Effect of Exchange-rate Uncertainty on Foreign Direct Investment in the United Kingdom....Pages 163-178
The Role of Foreign Direct Investment and Natural Resources in Economic Development....Pages 179-197
Multinationals and Foreign Direct Investment in India and China....Pages 198-211
Portuguese Investment in Brazil โ the Challenges of an Iberian Logic....Pages 212-233
โฆ Subjects
Political Economy; Development Economics; International Economics; Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics; Economic History
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