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Author:

Kehl, Jenny Rebecca, 1973-

Title:

Foreign investment & domestic development : multinationals and the state / Jenny Rebecca Kehl.

Publisher:

Lynne Rienner Publishers,

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

ix, 163 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Investments, Foreign--Developing countries.
International business enterprises--Government policy--Developing countries.
Developing countries--Economic conditions.
Buitenlandse investeringen
Internationale ondernemingen.
Overheidsbeleid.
Ontwikkelingslanden.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-154) and index.

Contents:

Introduction : the political economy of development -- The politics of profit : foreign investment as a development strategy -- Roadblocks : ineffective bureaucracies in Kenya -- Corruption : impeding pioneer industries in Nigeria -- Growing pains : securing the benefits of high tech investment in India -- Joint ventures : developing a business class in Malaysia -- Adelante : government commitments to reduce investment risk in Chile -- After NAFTA : attracting multinationals with free enterprise zones in Mexico -- Looking forward : the trajectory of foreign investment and domestic development.

ISBN:

1588266338 (alk. paper)
9781588266330 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)270985547

LCCN:

2008048407

Locations:

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)