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Harnessing Foreign Direct Investment for Development: Policies for Developed and Developing Countries
Author(s): Theodore H. Moran (author) (Author)
- Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
- Publication Date: 30 Sept. 2006
- Language: English
- Print length: 192 pages
- ISBN-10: 1933286091
- ISBN-13: 9781933286099
Book Description
This book rigorously examines the principal controversies and debates about FDI in manufacturing and assembly, extractive industries, and infrastructure, in light of new evidence and analysis. Written in engaging prose, it identifies how developed and developing countries, multilateral lending agencies, and civil society can work in concert to harness foreign direct investment to promote the growth and welfare of developing countries.
Editorial Reviews
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“This splendid book is indispensable to all concerned with serious discussion about the relationship between foreign investment and development.” ―Magnus Blomstrom, Stockholm School of Economics
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“Ted Moran’s penetrating yet subtle analysis exposes both the pitfalls and the potential of FDI. This study should be read and heeded by all concerned with how global engagement can promote economic development.” ―Robert Z. Lawrence, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard
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“An easy-to-use guide for policymakers and analysts covering a wide spectrum of developing country experiences with FDI, from Lesotho and Madagascar on one end, to Korea and Mexico on the other.” ―Callisto Emas Madavo, former World Bank Vice President for Africa
