Foreign Direct Investment

Theory, Evidence and Practice

I. Moosa

• Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
• Año: 2002
• ISBN:
  9781403907493
• Categoría: Betriebswirtschaft
• Categoría: Internationale Wirtschaft

Foreign direct investment is an important issue that has attracted the attention of academic and professional economists as well as politicians and policy makers. In Foreign Direct Investment, Imad A. Moosa presents a survey of the vast body of literature and ideas relating to foreign direct investment that will be invaluable as a reference work for all these groups. He provides concise definition and analysis of the theories behind foreign direct investment, and considers factors affecting its implementation. The impact of foreign direct investment on economic development, host countries and the growth of multinationals, together with methods for evaluating foreign direct investment projects are discussed. The book is based on the experiences of and the empirical evidence pertaining to foreign direct investment in a large number of countries, and includes case studies on specific projects.

Índice

• Cover
• Half-Title
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• List of Tables
• List of Figures
• Preface
• List of Abbreviations
• 1 Introduction and Overview
• 2 Theories of Foreign Direct Investment
• 3 The Effects of Foreign Direct Investment
• 4 International Capital Budgeting
• 5 Country Risk and Political Risk
• 6 International Taxation
• 7 The International Cost of Capital and Capital Structure
• 8 Transfer Pricing
• 9 Control and Performance Evaluation in MNCs
• 10 Summary and Conclusions
• Notes
• References
• Index