The development process can advance more rapidly than ever before in the new global economy. While opening their economies to trade and investment is a necessary condition for developing countries to achieve sustained high growth and reduce poverty, it is by no means a sufficient condition....

Die vorliegende Studie wurde 1997-1998 im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung vom ifo Institut erstellt. Ziel der Untersuchung war es, in einer Zeit, die durch große Probleme auf dem deutschen Arbeitsmarkt und knappe Ressourcen geprägt ist,...

This paper examines empirically whether Aid for Trade (AfT) programmes and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows affect export upgrading and, if so, whether their effects are complementary or substitutable. Export upgrading entails export diversification (including overall export...

One goal of China's Go Out policy is to create goodwill in countries around the world. At the same time, China's growing economic engagement has provoked much criticism. This paper is the first to study whether these activities change the attitudes of individuals in developing countries towards...

This article traces the interrelationship of human rights with business and considers the central role played by corporations in the global economy. In particular it examines three points of intersection between human rights and business: transnational commerce, trade and investment, and...