In the three decades since China's economic opening to the world, the country's integration into the global economy has progressed by leaps and bounds. Especially after joining the WTO in 2001, international trade and investment flows have been on a steep upward trajectory. This process was not...

In den 90er Jahren kam es zu einem weltweiten Boom bei den Direktinvestitionen. Im Gegensatz zu vergleichbaren Entwicklungen in den 80er Jahren haben auch eine Reihe von Entwicklungsländern in erheblichem Umfang Direktinvestitionskapital empfangen. Diese breitere Streuung hat auch...

En el presente articulo el autor analiza las condiciones de produccion de las industrias centroamericanas y sus facultades competitivas en el marco de las transformaciones originadas en el curso del actual proceso de apertura comercial

Given the paucity of basic information concerning the conditions of production and the ability of Central American industries to survive import competition, the Industrial Development Unit of ECLAC's Mexico Office decided to implement Project CAM/89/012 "Industrial restructuring in Central...

Information asymmetries constitute a significant obstacle to capital flows across international borders, and in particular to flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) to emerging markets. Many governments aim to reduce information barriers by engaging in investment promotion activities. Despite...

The dynamic effects of Foreign Direct Investment in Portugal allowed for a structural shift in exports towards technology-intensive activities. However, since 2000, several factors, largely triggered by the global financial crisis, led to a drop in industrial output along with a reduction in FDI...