Investment Incentives and the Global Competition for Capital /

This is a global study of government subsidies to attract investment. The book shows how corporations use site selection as rent extraction, with developing countries investing more than developed ones. It demonstrates that incentive use is rarely a good policy, especially for countries without adeq...

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Main Author: Thomas, Kenneth P. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Series:International political economy series.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This is a global study of government subsidies to attract investment. The book shows how corporations use site selection as rent extraction, with developing countries investing more than developed ones. It demonstrates that incentive use is rarely a good policy, especially for countries without adequate education and infrastructure.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XVI, 201 pages)
ISBN:9780230302396
DOI:10.1057/9780230302396