Foreign Direct Investment in China [electronic resource] : Challenges and Prospects for Regional Development
Publishing, OECD.
OECD CERI StaffCorporate Author
Paris : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development,
2002.
Globalisation is increasingly testing the ability of regional economies to adapt and maintain their competitive edge. This is particularly true in China, where the inland regions which lag behind in infrastructure and private investment face daunting challenges if they are to catch up with the prosperous coastal belt. In January 2000, the Chinese  Government launched the ""Western Development Strategy"" to foster the regional development of the inland regions. Foreign investment is actively sought to support this ambitious effort and the authorities are acutely aware of the need to improve the
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CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; Chapter I SETTING THE SCENE; Main Issues on Foreign Investment in China's Regional Development: Prospects and Policy Challenges; The New Regional Patterns of FDI Inflow in China: Policy Orientation and Expected Performance; Business Perspective: Why did we Invest in China?; Advantages and Investment Requirements in China's Western Region: Particular Case of Lanzhou; What Type of FDI for the Chinese Hinterland?; Challenges for FDI in China's Regional Development: Japanese Perspective; Competitive Investment Environment, Rule of Law and Recipe for Success
China's Foreign Investment and Regional Development Strategy: Improving Comparative Advantages and Overcoming ImpedimentsChapter II: INTERNATIONAL AND CHINESE EXPERIENCES; Foreign Direct Investment and Regional Development: Experience Of OECD Regions And Prospects For China; Foreign Direct Investment and Regional Development in Southeastern Turkey; Canadian Experience with Foreign Direct Investment and Regional Development: Some Observations; Lessons from Brazil's Regional Development Policies; Experiences of China's Coastal Region in FDI Attraction and Lessons for Central and Western Regions
Chapter III: INVESTMENT PROMOTION AND LOCAL ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENTImproving Investment Promotion in Western China; Best Practice Guidelines for Investment Promotion: Relevance to China; The Experience of Promoting Foreign Investment in Saxony, Germany: "It's All About People"; Foreign Investment Promotion in Shanghai: Lessons for Central and Western China; Industrial Districts: An Italian Perspective; Township Enterprises in China and FDI; Regional Development and Sustainable Investment: The Case for a Regional Multi-Stakeholders Forum and Observatory in West China
Foreign Direct Investment and Importance of the "Go West" Strategy in China's Energy SectorSYNTHESIS OF DISCUSSIONS AND CONCLUSIONS; Synthesis of Discussions; Conclusions and Policy Messages; Liu Zuozhang, Deputy Director General,Foreign Investment Administration,Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Co-Operation; Annex I Author Biographies; Annex II Participants List
Globalisation is increasingly testing the ability of regional economies to adapt and maintain their competitive edge. This is particularly true in China, where the inland regions which lag behind in infrastructure and private investment face daunting challenges if they are to catch up with the prosperous coastal belt. In January 2000, the Chinese  Government launched the ""Western Development Strategy"" to foster the regional development of the inland regions. Foreign investment is actively sought to support this ambitious effort and the authorities are acutely aware of the need to improve the
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