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Chapter One. FDI and Sustainable Development in the Americas, by Kevin P. Gallagher, Daniel Cudnovsky and Roberto Porzecanski
FDI Trends and Determinants
FDI Spillovers: Theory and Evidence
Environmental Spillovers: Theory and Evidence
Lessons for Policy and Research
Chapter Two. Is Foreign Investment Always Good for Development? by Manuel R. Agosin
The Empirical Evidence on CI or CO
Part One. Country Assessments
Chapter Three. Islands of Possibility: MNCs and Economic Development in Brazil, by Celio Hirantuka
General Characteristics of the Recent FDI Boom in the Brazilian Economy
Impacts of Foreign Direct Investment and MNC Activity on The Brazilian Economy
Impacts on Innovation Activities
Final Remarks and Policy Recommendation
Chapter Four. Foreign Investment: The Polarization of the Mexican Economy, by Enrique Dussel Peters
Brief Conceptual Background
Global Commodity Chains and Its Segments
Systemic Competitiveness and Collective Efficiency
Background on the Relevance of FDI for the Mexican Economy
Main Trends in FDI in Mexico
Effects of FDI at the Industry Level in Manufacturing
Preliminary Conclusions and Proposals
Chapter Five. A Missed Opportunity: Foreign Investment and Sustainable Development in Argentina, by Daniel Chudnovsky and Andres Lopez
The FDI Boom of the 1990s
FDI After the Convertability Crisis
The Impacts of FDI on Sustainable Development in Argentina The Economic Impacts
Social and Environmental Impacts
Conclusions and Policy Lessons
Chapter Six. Foreign Investment and Economic Development in Costa Rica: The Unrealized Potential, by Jose Cordero and Eva Paus
Where MNC Strategies Meet Costa Rica's Location-Specific Assets Background
Conclusions and Policy Suggestions
Part Two. Political Economy of Natural Resources and the Environment
Chapter Seven. Investment Rules and Sustainable Development: Preliminary Lessons from the Uruguayan Pulp Mills Case, by Martina Chidiak
The Southern Cone's Role as Pulp-and-Paper Producer
The Debate Over Investment Protection and Constraints on Environmental Policy
Environmental Protection v. Investment Protection?
Chapter Eight. Foreigners in the Forests: Saviors or Invaders? Nicola Borregaard, Annie Dufey and Lucy Winchester
National and Foreign Investment in the Chilean and Brazilian Forestry Sectors
FDI and Environment in Chilean and Brazilian Forestry Sectors
Chapter Nine. Bucking the Trend: The Political Economy of Natural Resources in Three Andean Countries, by Leonardo Stanley
Oil and Gas: Markets and Players
Governments' Policy Options and Investors' Strategies
Chapter Ten. Beyond Pollution Haloes: The Environmental Effects of FDI in the Pulp and Paper and Petrochemicals Sectors in Brazil, by Luciana Togeiro de Almeida and Sueila dos Santos Rocha
The Context: a Historical Perspective of the FDI in Pulp-andPaper and Petrochemicals Sectors in Brazil
The Research Approach: Questions Addressed
Chapter Eleven. Missing Links, Dashed Hopes: FDI Spillovers and Sustainable Industrial Development in Mexico's Silicon Valley, by Lyuba Zarsky and Kevin Gallagher
FDI Spillovers: Theory and Evidence
The Global IT Industry: Challenges to Sustainable Industrial Development
Mexico's Silicon Valley: Missing Spillovers, Missed Opportunity
Capturing FDI Spillovers: Lessons for Policy