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Cultural and Political Embeddedness, Foreign Investment and Locality in Transforming Economies : The Case of ABB in Poland and China
Hardy, Jane; Currie, Frank; Ye, Zhen (Peter) - 2008
assets undertaken by ABB in Wroclaw, Poland and Xiamen, China. With reference to political embeddedness, while the firm has a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014047009
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Background report on private sector development in Latin America, the post-communist countries of Europe and Asia, the Middle East and North Africa
Woodward, Richard; Kozarzewski, Piotr; Safavi, Mehdi - 2012
After a long period in which state-led development was the dominant economic paradigm, since the 1980s private sector development has been the focus for economic policy makers. It is probably no coincidence that economic growth, stagnant for a few decades in much of the developing world, took...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011430885
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Background report on private sector development in Latin America, the post-communist countries of Europe and Asia, the Middle East and North Africa /
Woodward, Richard; Kozarzewski, Piotr; Safavi, Mehdi - 2012
After a long period in which state-led development was the dominant economic paradigm, since the 1980s private sector development has been the focus for economic policy makers. It is probably no coincidence that economic growth, stagnant for a few decades in much of the developing world, took...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009427139
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Institutional reforms debate and FDI flows to MENA region : does one 'best' fit all?
Mina, Wasseem Michel - 2011
The paper revisits the policy debate on institutional reform approaches to property rights protection and empirically examines it in the context of FDI flows to the Middle East and Northern Africa region (MENA).Using panel data on 11 MENA countries for the period 1991-2007 and adopting feasible...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009273425
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Institutional Reforms Debate and FDI Flows to MENA Region : Does One 'Best' Fit All?
Mina, Wasseem - 2017
The paper revisits the policy debate on institutional reform approaches to property rights protection and empirically examines it in the context of FDI flows to the Middle East and Northern Africa region (MENA). Using panel data on 11 MENA countries for the period 1991–2007 and adopting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012944791
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Performance and International Investments in Microfinance Institutions
Mersland, Roy - 2017
Using data from 319 microfinance institutions (MFIs) in 68 developing countries, we study the degree to which international debt investments are related to the financial and social performances of MFIs. We find that commercial investments are mainly related to financial performance and level of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012973765
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Institutional Reforms Debate and FDI Flows to MENA Region
Mina, Wasseem - 2011
The paper revisits the policy debate on institutional reform approaches in the development economics and economic policy literature and empirically examines its relevance to the MENA region in the context of FDI flows. Using panel data for the period 1985-2008 and adopting an error components...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014183648
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Institutional Reforms Debate and FDI Flows to MENA Region : Does One 'Best' Fit All?
Mina, Wasseem - 2014
The paper revisits the policy debate on institutional reform approaches to property rights protection and empirically examines it in the context of FDI flows to the MENA region. Using panel data on 11 MENA countries for the period 1991-2007 and adopting FGLS methodology, the paper finds a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014183653
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Background Report on Private Sector Development in Latin America, the Post-Communist Countries of Europe and Asia, the Middle East and North Africa
Woodward, Richard; Safavi, Mehdi; Kozarzewski, Piotr - 2014
After a long period in which state-led development was the dominant economic paradigm, since the 1980s private sector development has been the focus for economic policy makers. It is probably no coincidence that economic growth, stagnant for a few decades in much of the developing world, took...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014041496
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Spatial-Temporal Patterns and Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in China
Huang, Hao; Wei, Yehua Dennis - 2011
This paper analyzes the location of foreign direct investment (FDI) in China, making special use of GIS to analyze the … distribution. Moreover, the concentration of FDI moves among provinces within eastern China, from Guangdong toward the Pan … modeling results show that institution, transportation, and agglomeration are major factors determining FDI location in China …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014177506