Trading spaces : foreign direct investment regulation, 1970-2000 /

"This book is the first comprehensive study of foreign direct investment (FDI) liberalization. Political economy FDI research has long focused on how host-country politics influence the supply of FDI, or how firms choose to invest. By contrast, this book focuses on the politics of FDI demand: t...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pandya, Sonal S. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Series:Political economy of institutions and decisions.
Subjects:
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: The Politics of FDI Regulation in the Twentieth Century
  • 2. FDI: Why Companies Invest and Countries Restrict
  • 3. FDI Regulation Weakens Control over Assets
  • 4. Individual Preferences for FDI Inflows
  • 5. Democratization and Cross-National FDI Liberalization
  • 6. The Organization of Multinational Production and Cross- Industry Variation in FDI Regulation
  • 7. The Politics of FDI in the Twenty-First Century
  • Appendix: Existing and New Measures of FDI Regulation.