Understanding FDI-Assisted Economic Development - Softcover

 
9780415568371: Understanding FDI-Assisted Economic Development
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0415568374 ISBN 13: 9780415568371
Publisher: Routledge, 2009

Synopsis

It is nowadays well accepted that both economic growth and development are highly dependent on improving not just the availability of capital, but also access to technological capabilities, infrastructure and resources. This has gone hand-in-hand with an increasing economic liberalization of most developing countries. The role of the MNE as a viable source of both capital and technology is one of the key features of this new openness. In the process of embracing FDI as a solution to the myriad of economic ills - something even the World Bank has begun to do - little attempt is made to understand the rationale and the costs associated with this policy stance. Simply put, FDI is not a condition sine qua non for development. Too much emphasis has been placed on attracting FDI, and not on understanding how to optimise the benefits for the host economy. This volume aims to encourage and promote research related to these issues.

This volume was previously published as a special issue of the European Journal of Development Research.

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Sanjaya Lall, Rajneesh Narula

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2009
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415568374
ISBN 13 
9780415568371
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
306
Editor
Lall Sanjaya, Narula Rajneesh

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