Examines trends in the flows of direct investment to the West Midlands region of the UK during the 1980s. An analysis of Invest in Britain Bureau data reveals two trends of particular interest: the marked increase in the WMR′s share of FDI flows to the UK during the 1980s, and the unusually...

China's programme for inter-regional economic connectivity, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), will develop new trade routes and production chains linking predominantly developing world economies with the Chinese market, making a unique contribution to global economic development but disrupting...