Dead Aid
Dead Aid

Author: Dambisa Moyo

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2009-03-17

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 0374139563

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Debunking the current model of international aid promoted by both Hollywood celebrities and policy makers, Moyo offers a bold new road map for financing development of the world's poorest countries.

Essays in International Trade and Public Economics
Essays in International Trade and Public Economics

Author: Margarita M. Kalamova

Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 131

ISBN-13: 9783631621394

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The essays of this book are contributions to the empirical Literature in International Trade and Public Economics. They deal with the relationship between the structure and quality of the public sector and the process of economic integration. Two of the essays add to the empirical determinants of trade and foreign direct investment (FDI) and to the numerous applications of the theory of government decentralization. Decentralization tends to discourage inward FDI and domestic trade and to increase imports and exports. A third essay focuses on the effect of governments' intangible assets - such as consumer perceptions about countries and products from these countries - on FDI. A country's nation brand is shown to have a significant and large positive effect on investment flows.

North-South Globalization and Foreign Direct Investment
North-South Globalization and Foreign Direct Investment

Author: Jakob Schwab

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-06-20

Total Pages: 150

ISBN-13: 3658228113

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Jakob Schwab analyzes central mechanisms in the systematic economic interaction between rich and poor countries. He focuses on the drivers and effects of investment in developing countries and shows that predictions of standard economic analysis may turn around when accounting for peculiarities of North-South globalization. The author shows how endowments with educational skill levels may lead to complementarity between trade and capital inflows, how inflows of direct investment capital may hinder income growth in poor countries, and how the distributional effects of the presence of multinational enterprises are perceived differently in countries of different development structures.

World Development Indicators 2010
World Development Indicators 2010

Author: World Bank

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2010-04-22

Total Pages: 493

ISBN-13: 0821382322

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Looking for accurate, up-to-date data on development issues? 'World Development Indicators' is the World Bank's premier annual compilation of data about development. This indispensable statistical reference allows you to consult over 800 indicators for more than 150 economies and 14 country groups in more than 90 tables. It provides a current overview of the most recent data available as well as important regional data and income group analysis in six thematic sections: World View, People, Environment, Economy, States and Markets, and Global Links. 'World Development Indicators 2010' presents the most current and accurate development data on both a national level and aggregated globally. It allows you to monitor the progress made toward meeting the Millennium Development Goals endorsed by the United Nations and its member countries, the World Bank, and a host of partner organizations. These goals, which focus on development and the elimination of poverty, serve as the agenda for international development efforts.

Foreign Investment in Developing Countries
Foreign Investment in Developing Countries

Author: H. Kehal

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2004-11-10

Total Pages: 285

ISBN-13: 0230554415

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This volume examines foreign investment in developing countries both from a theoretical perspective and country specific perspective. It covers strategies to maximize the benefits that draw from the inward investment flow as well as examining foreign investment as a vehicle for international economic integration. The book focuses on foreign investment in the third and fourth largest economies of the world - the Peoples Republic of China and India - in addition to Indonesia, Malaysia and other countries.

Politics and Foreign Direct Investment
Politics and Foreign Direct Investment

Author: Nathan Jensen

Publisher: University of Michigan Press

Published: 2012-09-18

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 0472028375

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For decades, free trade was advocated as the vehicle for peace, prosperity, and democracy in an increasingly globalized market. More recently, the proliferation of foreign direct investment has raised questions about its impact upon local economies and politics. Here, seven scholars bring together their wide-ranging expertise to investigate the factors that determine the attractiveness of a locale to investors and the extent of their political power. Multinational corporations prefer to invest where legal and political institutions support the rule of law, protections for property rights, and democratic processes. Corporate influence on local institutions, in turn, depends upon the relative power of other players and the types of policies at issue.