Synopses & Reviews
In Direct Foreign Investment, scholars from business schools in the U.S., Europe, Japan, and Latin America reflect on the relationship of foreign investment to the development process, examining the experience of foreign investors in a variety of national settings. They explore the complex issues relating to foreign investment and present the pros and cons of various approaches. The volume begins with general administrative ways to encourage or discourage foreign investment. There are detailed discussions on specific countries and their experiences with foreign investment, including a large Asian developing country, countries in Latin America and Europe, and Japan. Following these regional experiences are general articles examining the costs and benefits of in the international marketplace.
About the Author
RICHARD D. ROBINSON is George Jewett Distinguished Professor of Business at the University of Puget Sound.
Table of Contents
Preface
Part One: Government Interventions
Government Policy Options vis-a-vis Foreign Business Activity: An Academic View by Richard D. Robinson
Part Two: Regional Experience
Evaluating Foreign Investment: With Special References to Southeast Asia by Louis T. Wells, Jr.
Government Regulation of Foreign Investment: Emerging Lessons from Latin America by Moises Naim
European Practices and Policies by John M. Stopford
Japanese Intervention with Respect to Direct Foreign Investment by Noritake Kobayashi
Part Three: Costs and Benefits
A Survey of the Theory of Direct Investment in Developing Countries by Richard S. Eckaus
The Financial Component of Foreign Direct Investment: Implications for Developing Countries by Donald R. Lessard
Trade Policy and the Impact of Foreign Technology by William A. Fischer
Part Four: Responses of Foreign Investors
The Multinational Corporation and the Host Country Environment by John S. Schwendiman
Overview of Corporate Reactions by Richard D. Robinson
Index