International Investment Theory and Direct Investment of Developed Countries in China

Author: Lu Xiaoyong
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: The book presents a systematic and comprehensive content with a well-structured organization, closely tied to practical applications. It holds significant practical importance for improving China's foreign direct investment policies, mastering the appropriate scale of utilizing foreign capital, and making more effective use of it. It serves as a valuable reference for government decision-makers at all levels, business managers, researchers in related fields, and faculty and students of economics at universities and colleges. It can also be used as a textbook for undergraduate, graduate, and BMA majors in professional or elective courses. Based on an in-depth discussion of the concepts, theories, objectives, and functions of international investment, the book argues for the necessity of China's utilization of foreign capital. Through detailed data, it objectively and comprehensively introduces the history, current status, and characteristics of investment from developed countries in China, as well as compares the policies of developed countries on direct investment in China. The author analyzes investment enterprises from developed countries in China from a microeconomic perspective and further studies the appropriate scale of direct investment from developed countries to China by establishing mathematical models. At the same time, to avoid the negative effects of foreign direct investment on China's economic development, the author also elaborates on policies and laws related to the use of foreign direct investment, the use of foreign capital and the maintenance of national security, proposing countermeasures for utilizing foreign investment. Finally, the book includes the Industrial Guidance Catalogue for Foreign Investment and the Catalogue of Advantageous Industries for Foreign Investment in Central and Western Regions as appendices for reference.