Ha-Joon Chang has some startingly original things to say about the future of globalization. He argues that, although in theory, the world's wealthiest countries and supra-national institutions want to see all nations developing into modern industrial societies, in practice they …
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Ha-Joon Chang has some startingly original things to say about the future of globalization. He argues that, although in theory, the world's wealthiest countries and supra-national institutions want to see all nations developing into modern industrial societies, in practice they …
Comparison of the economies of Ghana, the Gambia, and the nine French speaking African countries of West Africa, with particular reference to the role of European foreign investment therein - covers the historical impact of colonialism on economic development, the dependence on …
Infrastructure is a popular unit of analysis among geographers and planners. The broad field of infrastructure studies provides a means of exploring the ways in which we materialize certain aspects of our communities. This study mines the extensive research into infrastructure a…
In the thesis, were presented all chronological periods of the most costly crisis in the world and in Kazakhstan since independence 1991 and the impact of the current Covid crisis on the Republic of Kazakhstan economy. Crisis events took place in the both items: global economy a…
Experimentation with Venture capital (VC) investment into high growth companies in China began in the 1990's. The past few years have seen rapid growth of foreign venture capital investment into Chinese-founded companies that are incorporated offshore (mostly in the Cayman Islan…
Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) have been lauded as a primary modality for stimulating growth and for effecting positive social changes in developing economies such as Ghana. The problem is that FDI activity in economies such as Ghana has not developed into sustained and broad …
Some emerging markets have been leaders in the world and have grown at a higher rate benefiting from higher Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) by Trans National Corporations (TNCs) and some have been laggards and have not able to attract as much FDI and grow that efficiently. Why …
This study combines the economic and the political transition literature in order to undertake a comprehensive analysis of the reform processes of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan from 1991–2003. Information from interviews conducted with economists from the financial institutions as w…
The role of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the industrial restructuring of developing countries is of concern to host countries. Nowadays, most countries compete for international investment. Every country, including Indonesia, is aggressively attracting inward FDI to furthe…
Essay 1: Most of studies on developing countries have found evidence that international linkages, such as foreign ownership, exporting, or importing, affect productivity growth, but since these variables are correlated, it is hard to distinguish among their effects. This paper t…
Many companies located within the United States have cut costs by outsourcing back office managerial positions. The impact of outsourcing on American workers has been investigated. Although researchers have examined the business motivations for outsourcing and foreign direct inv…
The purpose of this research is to analyze the political and economic arrangements of developing countries that successfully attract and utilize foreign investment for development, in comparison to countries that do not demonstrate this capacity. The research focuses on foreign …
The capital required cannot be generated in the Least Developed Countries (LDC's) themselves because of the inflexible and inexorable constant of low incomes, the vicious circle of poverty and stagnation, and the lack of profitable investment opportunities with their inherently …
This dissertation contains three distinct studies that explore aspects of the phenomenon of country risk. For U.S. firms in particular, the Iran crisis and passage of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act raised the perceived importance of country risk. Various primarily Western org…
As foreign direct investment (FDI) has grown rapidly with world integration, numerous new challenges have confronted the global trading system. Both developed and developing countries have attempted to reach bilateral and multilateral investment agreements, but, instead, dispute…
In a world where foreign direct investment (FDI) has been growing rapidly, the issue of whether FDI and trade are substitutes or complements remains an important question. The theory behind FDI assumes substitution, but empirical research has also found evidence of complementari…
This paper analyzes the impact of foreign direct investment on domestic financial markets—more specifically on the credit constraints of domestic firms. It has been argued that FDI has a negative impact by crowding out domestic firms or by reducing profitability via product mark…
The history, culture and ethnic diversity of the Republic of the Indonesia make it a highly complex country. With an area as vast as the whole Europe, at the crossroads of the Indian and Pacific oceans, having abundant natural resources, a dynamic population which is the fourth …