Foreign direct investment of multinational corporations and competition with host country incentive policies

Author: Tian Guiming
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: The main international policy issue addressed by this research is whether the prisoner's dilemma in government-to-government competition to attract FDI requires collective action to limit competition or the negative effects of competition. For developing and newly industrialized countries or regions, as well as OECD countries, whether action is needed to curb harmful policy competition between local policies or the negative effects of such competition. Therefore, the book also provides insights on how to correct or improve foreign investment policies.