Policy Competition for Foreign Direct Investment [electronic resource] : A Study of Competition among Governments to Attract FDI
Publishing, OECD.
Centre, OECD Development.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development : Development CentreContent Provider
Paris : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development,
2000.
Competition for foreign direct investment has been neglected as a subject of research. Yet many claim that such competition is having deleterious effects, such as lowering governments' standards of protection of the environment and workers' rights. This book looks at the evidence and assesses the impact of competition among governments to attract FDI. It finds little evidence directly to support fears of a ""global race to the bottom"" in labour and environmental standards. The widespread use of investment incentives, however, in OECD and developing countries alike, tends to be bad for governm
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Acknowledgements; CONTENTS; Preface; Executive Summary; Chapter 1 The Phenomenon, The Debate; Two Interpretations; Positive-sum Game Hypothesis; Negative-sum Game Hypothesis; Incentives-based and Rules-based Competition; Chapter 2 Incentives-based Competition; The UNCTAD Report; Incentives-based Competition in Developing Countries; Brazil; Argentina; Malaysia; Singapore; China; India; Incentives-based Competition in OECD Countries: an Overview; United States; Western Europe; Canada; Summing Up the Evidence; Chapter 3 Rules-based Competition; Environmental Standards
Labour Standards and Export-processing ZonesMore Effective Rules-based Policies to Attract FDI; Regional Integration Agreements; Privatisation and the Need for Competition Policy; Accountability and Rules-based Governance; Chapter 4 Conclusions; Is the Competition Intensifying?; The Effects of Policy Competition; Effects on Investment Decisions; Effects on Policy Making; Economic Effects; Positive-sum Game or Negative-sum Game?; Policy Implications; Summing Up; Bibliography
Competition for foreign direct investment has been neglected as a subject of research. Yet many claim that such competition is having deleterious effects, such as lowering governments' standards of protection of the environment and workers' rights. This book looks at the evidence and assesses the impact of competition among governments to attract FDI. It finds little evidence directly to support fears of a ""global race to the bottom"" in labour and environmental standards. The widespread use of investment incentives, however, in OECD and developing countries alike, tends to be bad for governm
Competition, International.
Investments, Foreign -- Government policy.
Investments, Foreign.
Investments.
Investments, Foreign
Competition, International
Investment & Speculation
Finance
Business & Economics
Development Centre Studies