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Foreign direct investment and development : launching a second generation of policy research : avoiding the mistakes of the first, reevaluating policies for developed and developing countries /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Moran, Theodore H., 1943-
Corporate Author: Peterson Institute for International Economics
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2011.
Subjects:
Investments, Foreign > Government policy.
Investments, Foreign > Government policy > Developing countries.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction and overview
  • FDI in extractive industries
  • FDI in infrastructure
  • FDI in manufacturing and assembly
  • First look at impact of FDI in services
  • Reconsidering the debate about FDI "crowding out" or "crowding in" domestic investment
  • FDI, host-country growth, and structural transformation : how large are the gains, and should FDI be subsidized?
  • The globalization of industry via FDI : consequences for developed-country home economies
  • Policy implications
  • Lessons and concluding observations.