Investment Incentives and Performance Requirements: Patterns of International Trade, Production, and Investment
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This book covers the policies of governments and countries toward direct foreign investment in both developed and developing countries. A team of consultants to the World Bank addresses three broad questions regarding foreign investment: Do countries compete for foreign investment? Are host country incentives effective in attracting foreign investment? Do performance requirements imposed by host countries alter either investment or operational decisions of foreign investors? To answer these questions, both government officials in ten countries and representatives of more than thirty multinational companies were interviewed. In addition, seventy-four investment projects in the automobile, computer, food products, and petrochemical industries were selected for intensive review.
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THE THESIS
This book investigates the efficacy and impact of government-imposed investment incentives and performance requirements on international trade, production, and foreign direct investment patterns. S.E. Guisinger, leading a team of consultants for the World Bank, examines the complex relationship between host country policies and the strategic decisions of multinational corporations. By synthesizing data from ten countries and over thirty multinational firms, the author provides a framework for understanding whether incentives actually influence investment location and if performance mandates distort operational outcomes.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Comparative analysis of investment policies in both developed and developing nations.
- Empirical review of seventy-four specific investment projects across the automobile, computer, food products, and petrochemical industries.
- Methodology involving structured interviews with government officials and corporate representatives.
Scope Limits
- The analysis is restricted to the specific industries and countries selected for the World Bank study.
- The research focuses primarily on the period of the study and may not reflect contemporary shifts in global trade regulations.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts recognize this work as a foundational empirical study regarding the intersection of state policy and multinational corporate behavior. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose and the value of the primary source interviews in providing a realistic view of international investment dynamics.
Page Count:
288
Publication Date:
1985-05-01
Publisher:
Praeger
ISBN-10:
0030024439
ISBN-13:
9780030024436
Economics
Business strategy
Foreign direct investment
International Trade
Public Policy
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