This book aims to connect narratives associated with the past to the international regime that protects property and contract rights of foreign investors. The book scrutinizes justifications offered to sustain practices associated with colonialism, imperialism, civilized justice, debt, and...

I Structural Changes in the World Economy and Their Effect on Capital Exports to Less Developed Countries -- II Changes in the Form of Private Capital Exports -- III Influence of Capital Exports on Exports and Employment in Capital Exporting Countries -- IV Capital Export and the Balance of...

Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows by partner country record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year, by destination country or region. Outward flows by partner country represent transactions that increase the investment that...

This paper develops a classification of investor risks and surveys 51 private investors and financiers in the power sector in Sub-Saharan Africa. The paper aims for a better understanding of what can be done to attract private solutions to fill the investment gap. It finds that the average...