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Nation-states and the multinational corporation : a political economy of foreign direct investment /

Attracting the investment of multinational corporations, foreign direct investment, has become a central economic development strategy of developed and developing countries. Jensen explores how government policies and political institutions affect patterns of FDI by utilising quantitative FDI data.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jensen, Nathan M. (Nathan Michael), 1975-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2006]
Subjects:
Investments, Foreign > Political aspects.
International business enterprises > Government policy.
Country risk.
International Monetary Fund.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Multinational firms and domestic governments
  • Theory
  • The race to the bottom thesis and FDI
  • Democracy and FDI
  • Veto players and FDI
  • The IMF and FDI inflows
  • Conclusion.