Rethinking Foreign Investment for Sustainable Development :Lessons from Latin America ( 1 )

Publication subTitle :Lessons from Latin America

Publication series :1

Author: Gallagher   Kevin P.;Chudnovsky   Daniel;Ocampo   José Antonio  

Publisher: Anthem Press‎

Publication year: 2010

E-ISBN: 9780857286574

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781843313281

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9781843313281

Subject: D8 Diplomacy, International Relations;F1 The World Economic Profiles , Economic History , Economic Geography

Keyword: 外交、国际关系,世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理

Language: ENG

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Description

Consisting of country case studies and comparative analyses from Latin American and US based political economists, this volume addresses the shortcomings of foreign investment for development, and sets out the challenges facing policy makers in this field.

Chapter

Acknowledgements

Author Biographies

Main Body

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

Outline of the Book

Lessons for Policy and Research

Chapter Two. Is Foreign Investment Always Good for Development? by Manuel R. Agosin

Summary

Introduction

The Issues

The Empirical Evidence on CI or CO

Policy Implications

Part One. Country Assessments

Chapter Three. Islands of Possibility: MNCs and Economic Development in Brazil, by Celio Hirantuka

Introduction

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 Productivity

Impacts on Foreign Trade

Impacts on Innovation Activities

Impacts on Wages

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

Territorial Endogeneity

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

Main Historical Trends

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

Introduction

Where MNC Strategies Meet Costa Rica's Location-Specific Assets Background

Taxes

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

Introduction

The Southern Cone's Role as Pulp-and-Paper Producer

The Debate Over Investment Protection and Constraints on Environmental Policy

The Pulp Mills Dispute

Environmental Protection v. Investment Protection?

Lessons

Chapter Eight. Foreigners in the Forests: Saviors or Invaders? Nicola Borregaard, Annie Dufey and Lucy Winchester

Introduction

National and Foreign Investment in the Chilean and Brazilian Forestry Sectors

FDI and Environment in Chilean and Brazilian Forestry Sectors

Policy Recommendations

Chapter Nine. Bucking the Trend: The Political Economy of Natural Resources in Three Andean Countries, by Leonardo Stanley

Introduction

Oil and Gas: Markets and Players

Rules and Institutions

Governments' Policy Options and Investors' Strategies

Conclusions

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

Abstract

Introduction

The Context: a Historical Perspective of the FDI in Pulp-andPaper and Petrochemicals Sectors in Brazil

The Research Approach: Questions Addressed

Empirical Findings

Final Remarks

Chapter Eleven. Missing Links, Dashed Hopes: FDI Spillovers and Sustainable Industrial Development in Mexico's Silicon Valley, by Lyuba Zarsky and Kevin Gallagher

Introduction

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

End Matter

Notes

Notes: Foreword

Notes: Chapter 2

Notes: Chapter 3

Notes: Chapter 4

Notes: Chapter 5

Notes: Chapter 6

Notes: Chapter 7

Notes: Chapter 8

Notes: Chapter 9

Notes: Chapter 10

Notes: Chapter 11

References

Index

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