This collection illustrates the different types and uses of investment initiatives worldwide. By combining economic analysis with development impacts, regulatory issues, and policy options, these essays show how to increase the mobility of capital to better attract, direct, and retain...

Das Bruttoinlandsprodukt wird 2019 voraussichtlich nur um ein halbes Prozent wachsen. Unter Unsicherheiten leidet vor allem die Industrie wegen der globalen Handelskonflikte und des Brexits. Ob dies in einen gravierenden Abschwung münden wird, darüber gibt es Zweifel. Eine wachstumsorientierte...

This book gathers together thirteen articles that deal with the internationalization strategies of firms, effects of foreign investment on host countries and host country policies vis-a-vis foreign multinationals. It illustrates how the behaviour of multinational firms and their effects on the...

Intro -- Contents -- List of Maps, Tables, and Figures -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction and Synopsis -- I. Institutions -- 1. Evolution of China's FDI Regulatory Framework -- 2. International Perspectives -- II. Investments -- 3. Principal Modes of FDI in China -- 4. Trends...

Intro -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Foreword -- Tax Holidays to Attract Foreign Direct Investment -- Introduction -- The First Experiment: Eliminating Tax Holidays -- Estimating the Costs of Incentives -- The Pressures for New Tax Holidays -- The Second Experiment: Discretionary...

Intro -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Preface -- ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERS TO INVESTMENT IN AFRICA -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms -- Executive Summary -- Methodology -- Conclusion: The Red Tape Analysis -- 1. Introduction -- Liberalization and Reform -- The Lack of Investor Response --...