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  Market movers: lessons from a frontier of innovation

  International Finance Corporation, 2007

  Companies from emerging economies are increasingly often gaining competitive advantages by being environmentally and socially responsible. Such companies create value both for their business and for society. Exploring the cases of individual companies, this paper identifies factors that have contributed to their strong performances:
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  Investment provisions in regional trading arrangements in Asia: relevance, emerging trends, and policy implications

  Research and Information System for Developing Countries, 2007

  This paper examines the role of investment liberalisation in Asian regional trading arrangements (RTAs). In general, RTAs facilitate the rationalisation of industry, i.e. the exploitation of economies of scale and specialisation. By extending the effective size of the market, RTAs also strengthen a region's investment climate and competitiveness.
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  Growth and the quality of foreign direct investment: is all FDI equal?

  Centre for Economic Performance, London, 2007

  The effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) on economic growth depend on its quality. Investment is of high quality if it causes particularly high increases in value added. Quality depends therefore on the industry in which the investment is made.
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  Foreign direct investment in post-reform India: likely to work wonders for regional development?

  Kiel Institute of World Economics/Institut für Weltwirtschaft, 2007

  This paper addresses two major issues related to foreign direct investment and regional development in India’s post-reform period – spatial distribution of FDI and the relationship between FDI and economic growth. Based on the analysis of a new and detailed database on FDI approval since the 1990s, the paper argues that FDI is likely to increase India’s regional disparity.
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  Commodity booms in sub-Saharan Africa

  African Economic Research Consortium, 2007

  Since 2004, many sub-Saharan African countries have been experiencing a boom in the prices of their primary commodity exports. This paper summarises findings about how to manage commodity booms in oil, solid minerals and agriculture to promote sustainable development and poverty reduction.
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  Industry characteristics and FDI induced technology spillovers

  The International Centre for the Study of East Asian Development, 2007

  There is no consensus regarding the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the productivity of local companies in developing host countries. This paper analyses the conditions under which local industries enjoy technology spillovers. It points out the necessity of distinguishing the characteristics of local establishments when discussing potential benefits from FDI.
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  FDI and job creation in China

  The International Centre for the Study of East Asian Development, 2007

  This paper examines the effect of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on job creation in the Chinese manufacturing sector. It analyses FDI and job creation in China using a large sample of manufacturing firms for the period1998-2004.
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  Legal empowerment for local resource control: securing local resource rights within foreign investment projects in Africa

  International Institute for Environment and Development, 2007

  This report examines how local resource rights can be secured within the context of foreign investment projects in Africa. Taking foreign investment flows as a given, the report explores ways in which benefits for the local population can be maximised and costs minimised.
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  Sustainable markets investment briefings: overview

  Sustainable Markets Group, IIED, 2007

  Trade and investment liberalisation is intensifying and lower income countries are increasing efforts to attract foreign direct investment. Whether these efforts are supporting or undermining development goals such as poverty reduction, human rights and environmental sustainability is being examined. Legal arrangements are an important part of potential investor’s decisions.
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  World investment report 2007: transnational corporations, extractive industries and development

  World Investment Report, UNCTAD, 2007

  Foreign direct investment represents the largest share of external capital flows to developing countries and can be a significant force for development. In 2006, developing countries attracted $380 billion in foreign direct investment - more than ever before. While two thirds of these flows went to rapidly growing markets in Asia, virtually all developing regions participated in the increase.

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