A few Sub-Saharan countries, by improving their business environment, have begun to attract more substantial foreign direct investment than other African countries with bigger domestic markets and greater natural resources. Like Ireland and Singapore, perhaps they can become competitive...

"Analyzes impact of privatization programs on direct foreign investment(DFI). Uses econometric techniques to demonstrate that infrastructure privatization is highly correlated with higher levels of subsequent DFI capital inflows"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57