Recent studies on the welfare implications of internationally mobile capital for a country employing commercial policy have been restricted to constant‐returns‐to‐scale (CRS) production models. It is generally concluded that the pursuit of such policies is welfare‐decreasing under CRS...

Attempts to incorporate the “new forms” of foreign investment into a unified model. Uses this simple model to show how differences in production environment in particular, are likely to affect both the timing and mode(s) that any foreign investment is likely to take. The explanatory...

Using a differentiated oligopoly, this paper studies the effects of tax incentives on the structure of a domestic industry in terms of price, output, profit, and entry/exit, taking account of technology transfer through FDI. It is found that if the government of the host country provides more...

This article examines the behavioural and organisational reasons why the investment promotion materials of state‐owned enterprises in some developing countries are very poor as marketing literature. It gives examples selected from nine LDCs′ publications to illustrate specific ways in which...

Using the notions of unit root, cointegration theory and Granger‐Akaike’s synthesis of modelling strategy, this paper examines the nature of stationarities, cointegration properties and Granger causal relationship between domestic savings and aid based on a sample of 27 developing countries....

This study examines the efforts of many developing countries to promote their economies as sites for foreign direct investment. It develops a model of determinants of foreign direct investment flows to test the extent to which countries are able to differentially attract foreign direct...

Procurement by executing agencies, statutory organisations or departments in developing countries responsible for procurement against aid‐funded projects, has received little attention from academic researchers. This study found that executing agencies’ buying decisions are primarily...

Public administrations all over the world are interested in attracting more foreign direct investment to their regions. For many governments, however, especially those in developing countries, this ew‐found enthusiasm towards promoting investment appears to be at odds with an historical...

The paper refers to “a theoretical model” created by the author, named Universal Model, in which have been included most of the theories determining foreign direct investment (FDI). What derives from the literature review is that no theory dominates the decision‐making process of FDI. The...

Provides a policy basis for increasing tourism employment advantages for The Gambia. Emphasizes the need for co‐operation between the Government of The Gambia and overseas private tourism entrepreneurs in the context of training programmes. The Government needs to provide the right atmosphere...