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The Differential Impact of Japanese and U.S. Foreign Direct Investments on Exports of Indian Manufacturing
Global Development Network, 2001One of the most fiercely debated issues in the literature of development economics is the role played by the inward foreign direct investment in export performance of developing countries. This study aims to find whether FDI from different source countries have differential impact on the exports of Indian industries.DocumentSocial impact of international trade and multinational corporations activities on the people of the Niger Delta of Nigeria: a comparative analysis by gender, generation and socio-cultural differences
Global Development Network, 2002For nearly three decades, petroleum production and consumption has probably brought out both the best and worst of modern civilization in Nigeria.DocumentWorking out of poverty
International Labour Organization, 2003The report gives an analysis of poverty in developing countries from the perspective of the lack of opportunities for decent work and social inclusion.DocumentSocial development and foreign direct investments in developing countries
Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2002This study analyses the link between social development and foreign direct investment (FDI) in developing countries.It uses panel data from 61 developing countries for the period 1989-2000, and estimates the relationship between disaggregate socio-political indices and FDI.The report finds that the most robust variables influencing FDI prove to be political rights, civil liberties, democratiDocumentFar from home: do foreign investors import higher standards of governance in transition economies?
Social Science Research Network, 2002This paper argues that while a number of recent studies have shown that corruption inhibits foreign direct investment (FDI), comparatively little attention has been given to the behavior of those who have invested in corrupt countries.DocumentMake trade fair for the Americas: agriculture, investment and intellectual property: three reasons to say no to the FTAA
Oxfam, 2003This paper focuses on the plan to integrate Latin America and the Caribbean into the Free Trade Area of the Americas and stresses that some areas of the plan go further than the most worrisome WTO rules - as in the case of investment and intellectual property.DocumentGlobal Development Finance 2003: striving for stability in development finance
World Bank, 2003Annual review of recent trends in and prospects for financial flows to developing countries.DocumentThe composition of foreign direct investment and protection of intellectual property rights
World Bank, 2002Looks at the impact of intellectual property protection on the composition of FDI inflows, using a unique firm-level data set from Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. The report finds that weak protection deters foreign investors in technology-intensive sectors that rely heavily on intellectual property rights.The results also indicate that a weak intellectual property regime encourDocumentSupermarkets and farming in Latin America: pointing directions for elsewhere?
Natural Resource Perspectives, ODI, 2002This paper identifies why supermarkets have grown so rapidly in Latin America, what the impacts on producers have been, and whether the pattern might be repeated in other regions.The policy conclusions are:Supermarkets occupy roughly 60% of the national retail sectors in Latin America, and around half this level of fresh fruit and vegetable productsFactors underpinning their growthDocumentIntellectual property rights, technology and economic development: experiences of Asian countries
Research and Information System for Developing Countries, 2003This paper critically reviews the literature on the role of intellectual property protection (IPP) regimes in economic development.Pages