OECD Investment Policy Reviews OECD Investment Policy Reviews : China 2008
Subtitle: Encouraging Responsible Business Conduct
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2008-12-05
Number of pages: 286
ISBN-13: 9789264053663
Description: This publication provides an account of the motivations for and development of China's outward direct investment in recent years in light of government policy encouraging companies to "go global", focusing in particular on Chinese investment in Africa. It provides a detailed and comprehensive analysis of the government's efforts to encourage responsible business conduct by enterprises in China and by Chinese enterprises operating abroad, highlighting in particular efforts to strengthen environmental protection and respect for core labor standards by enterprises. The review concludes with an evaluation of enterprises' environmental conduct in China.--Publisher's description.