Investment Strategies Emerging Mkts

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Author: Saul Estrin

ISBN-10: 1843767813

ISBN-13: 9781843767817

Category: Africa - International Business

The book investigates foreign direct investment (FDI) strategies in four important emerging economies: Egypt, India, South Africa and Vietnam. These countries liberalized their economies in the 1990s with the intention of attracting greater FDI inflows. This book assesses whether they have been successful in achieving this goal. The authors adopt a comparative perspective and use a large enterprise survey plus three individual case studies in each country. They investigate the strategies of...

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Estrin (economics, London Business School, UK) and Meyer (international business strategy, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark) investigate foreign direct investment (FDI) strategies in the emerging economies of Egypt, India, South Africa, and Vietnam. Contributors assess whether these countries have been successful in attracting greater FDI inflows, drawing on a large enterprise survey and three case studies in each country. Focus is on the relationship between the investment climate, the mode of entry, company performance, and spillovers to the host economy. Academics and researchers in international business, emerging markets, and economic development will find the book informative. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

1Investment strategies in emerging markets : an introduction to the research project12Foreign direct investment in Egypt, India, South Africa and Vietnam : comparative empirical results273Foreign direct investment in Egypt514Egyptian case studies875Foreign direct investment in India1256Indian case studies1477Foreign direct investment in South Africa1748South African case studies2099Foreign direct investment in Vietnam24310Vietnamese case studies26911Conclusions for management research30012Conclusions for economic policy322