U.S. Bilateral Investment Treaty Program : An Overview.

Provides background on the U.S. bilateral investment treaty (BIT) program, which promotes and regulates foreign direct investment flows by establishing a contract of mutual protection for the foreign investments of each country in the other country. Examines the international proliferation of such a...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Investments, Foreign. Treaties. International economic relations. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Provides background on the U.S. bilateral investment treaty (BIT) program, which promotes and regulates foreign direct investment flows by establishing a contract of mutual protection for the foreign investments of each country in the other country. Examines the international proliferation of such agreements, and highlights issues of Congressional interest, including impact of BITs on U.S. direct investment abroad and whether U.S. BITs promote economic reform in partner countries.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.