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Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- 1 What Matters to Investors in Developing Countries: Findings from the Global Investment Competitiveness Survey -- 2 Effects of FDI on High-Growth Firms in Developing Countries --...

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- User Guide to Tables -- User Guide to IDS Online Tables -- How to Access IDS Online Country Tables -- Indicators -- How to Use the DataBank -- PART I: Overview -- Introduction -- Trends in Low- and...

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