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China's Emerging Role As a Global Source of FDI
Hammer, Alexander B. - 2019
China's position as the world's second largest recipient of foreign direct investment (FDI) has been well documented. However, it is less well known that China has recently become an important supplier of global FDI. This briefing describes what is known about the magnitude and composition of...
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How does globalization affect social cohesion?
Vrolijk, Kasper - 2022
This paper explores the effect of globalization on social cohesion outcomes and reviews its underlying mechanisms. I … productivity as main channels through which globalization affects cohesion, trust and pro-social behaviour. Evidence points towards … substantial losses in cohesion following negative globalization shocks, altering cohesion through absolute and relative changes in …
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Internationalization by state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) after the 2008 crisis : looking for generalizations
Götz, Marta; Jankowska, Barbara - In: International journal of management and economics 50 (2016) 1, pp. 63-81
This paper seeks to detect (post) crisis tendencies in the international activities of state-owned enterprises (SOE) and sovereign wealth funds (SWF) and identify the main challenges posed in exploring this topic. In doing so it draws on the inductive approach and qualitative method and...
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A Multinational Analysis of Corruption and Economic Activity
Smith, Murphy - 2013
The relationship between corruption and economic activity is a complex one. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship in selected countries between level of corruption and economic activity, using data obtained from the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)...
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Investment Opportunities in China
Nolan, Nicholas - 2009
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Investment Treaty Arbitral Decisions as Jurisprudence Constante
Bjorklund, Andrea - 2008
Decisions by arbitral tribunals in investment treaty cases do not have formal precedential status. Yet certain issues recur, and prior decisions at the least provide guidance to later tribunals. The content of the most frequently invoked substantive treaty provisions - the obligations to accord...
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The Implications of China's Ascendancy for Africa
Besada, Hany - 2008
- African leaders view China's entry as a means of pulling Africa onto the path of globalization. It is thus important that …
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FDI in India's Retail Trade : Few Missing Issues in the Current Debate
Dey, Dipankar - 2006
The current debate on allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) in India's retail trade primarily focuses on two issues - employment and consumer welfare. The supporters of the move have developed consumer centric arguments while the opponents are more concerned with its adverse impact on...
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The Impact of Compulsory Licensing on Foreign Direct Investment : A Collective Bargaining Approach
Bird, Robert C. - 2008
The innovation impact of intellectual property compulsory licenses - government-imposed access without the authorization of the property owner - has generated great interest in the academic literature. Moreover, recent measures by the governments of Thailand and Brazil have generated increased...
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Interaction of Economic Freedom and Foreign Direct Investment Globally : Special Cases from Neglected Regions
Sovbetov, Yhlas - 2017
This paper studies the macroeconomic impact of economic freedom on foreign direct investments inflows in both global and regional panel analyses involving 156 countries through the period of 1995-2016. Unlike to prior literature, it includes often neglected nations such as Fragile and...
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