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The role of international investment agreements in attracting foreign direct investment to developing countries.

Title
The role of international investment agreements in attracting foreign direct investment to developing countries.
Publication
New York : United Nations, 2009.

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Additional Authors
  • El-Kady, Hamed.
  • United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
  • Zimny, Zbigniew.
Description
xvi, 145 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
Summary
Based on a study by Zbigniew Zimny (finalized by Hamed El-Kady, et al.), this paper reassesses the role of IIAs (bilateral treaties, etc.) as determinants of FDI, reviewing a number of econometric studies on their impact.
Series Statement
UNCTAD series on international investment policies for development, 1814-2001
Uniform Title
UNCTAD series on international investment policies for development.
Subject
  • Developing countries > Commercial treaties
  • Direktinvestition
  • Entwicklungsländer
  • Investitionsschutzabkommen
  • Investments, Foreign > Developing countries
Note
  • "Sales no. E.09.II.D.20"--P. iii.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [113]-123).
Additional Formats (note)
  • Also freely available online.
Contents
Introduction -- Host country determinants of FDI -- The impact of BITs on FDI : a survey of the literature -- Preferential trade and investment agreements -- Conclusions.
ISBN
  • 9211127815
  • 9789211127812
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries