FDI Trends : Looking Beyond the Current Gloom in Developing Countries
The fall in foreign direct investment
(FDI) since 1999 and China's growing share, worry most
developing countries. But an in-depth look reveals new and
promising trends. The decline is largely a one-time
adjustment following the privatization boom of the 1990s.
FDI is coming from more countries - and going to more
sectors. The conditions for attracting FDI vary by sector:
in labor-intensive manufacturing, for example, efficient
customs, and flexible labor markets are key, while in
retail, access to land and equal enforcement of tax rules
matter most. Sorting out the microeconomic issues by sector
will be good, not only for FDI, but also for domestic investors.
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Bibliographic Details
| Main Authors: |
Anayiotas, Andrea,
Palmade, Vincent |
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| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
World Bank, Washington, DC
2004-09
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| Subjects: | FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS,
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES,
GROWTH PATTERNS,
PRIVATIZATION,
ADJUSTMENT PROCESS,
SECTORAL ADJUSTMENT,
LABOR INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES,
MANUFACTURING,
CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION,
LABOR MARKET CHARACTERISTICS,
RETAIL TRADE,
ACCESS TO LAND,
TAXATION,
MICROECONOMICS,
DOMESTIC INVESTMENT,
BANKS,
BUSINESS,
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES,
CONSUMERS,
ECO,
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS,
ECONOMIC SECTORS,
EMPLOYMENT,
EXPORTS,
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT,
FOREIGN INVESTORS,
GDP,
HYPERMARKETS,
INNOVATIONS,
INVESTMENT CLIMATE,
INVESTMENT FLOWS,
LABOR MARKET,
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY,
LAND MARKETS,
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY,
MONOPOLIES,
NATURAL MONOPOLIES,
NATURAL RESOURCES,
PETROLEUM,
POLITICAL ECONOMY,
PRIVATE INVESTORS,
PRIVATE SECTOR,
PRODUCTIVITY,
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH,
PUBLIC POLICY,
PUBLIC POLICY INNOVATIONS,
REGULATORY BURDEN,
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT,
RETAIL,
SERVICE PROVIDERS,
WHOLESALERS, |
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/09/5496338/fdi-trends-looking-beyond-current-gloom-developing-countries
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/11259
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