Locational Tournaments in the Context of the EU Competitive Environment A New Institutional Economics Approach to Foreign Direct Investment Policy Competition between Governments in Europe /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Dreyhaupt, Stephan J. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Wiesbaden : DUV, 2006.
• Θέματα: Economics.; Management science.; Economic policy.; Economic Policy.; Economics, general.

The last decade has witnessed a dramatic change in attitude towards foreign direct investment (FDI) and a significant increase in competition between governments to attract FDI as a result. These "locational tournaments" are perpetuated not simply by classical factor endowments, but also b...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Context of the Research
• Objective and Structure of the Study
• Theoretical Framework
• Theories of Foreign Direct Investment
• Locational Competition and Government Intervention
• The New Institutional Economics Theory
• Governance of Foreign Direct Investment Policy Competition in Europe
• European FDI Competition in Perspective
• The Institutional Environment for Policy Competition in Europe
• Governance Models for Investment Promotion in Europe
• Harnessing the Power of FDI Competition: An EU Policy Agenda
• Evaluating the Overall Effectiveness of FDI Competition
• Reviewing the EU Approach to Regulating FDI Policy Competition
• Regional Integration and FDI Competition
• Institutional Issues and Policy Implications
• Political Economy Aspects of FDI Policy Competition
• International Regime Theory and Foreign Direct Investment
• Institutional Choice and Cooperation in FDI Competition
• Is the EU Competition Framework a Model for International FDI Regimes?
• Conclusions
• Conclusions.