Foreign direct investments in Asia : issues, strategies and prospects / edited by Chalongphob Sussangkarn, Yung Chul Park and Sung Jin Kang.

Foreign direct investment is one of the most important tools to attract capital for investment. Investment is a main channel for economic growth which is a dream of developing countries. Covering 9 East Asian countries which include developing and developed countries, this book compares respective F...

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Other Authors: Chalongphob Sussangkarn, Pak, Yŏng-chʻŏl, 1939-, Kang, Sŏng-jin, 1964-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2011.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Foreign Direct Investments in Asia; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Abbreviations and acronyms; 1 Overview; 2 The development of foreign direct investment and its impact on firms' productivity, employment and exports in Indonesia; 3. Foreign direct investment and spillovers in Malaysia; 4. Linkages and spillovers in Philippine manufacturing: does FDI have positive effects?; 5. Inward and outward FDI and the restructuring of the Singapore economy; 6. The impact of foreign direct investment on productivity, employment and export performance of Thai firms.
  • 7. A study on FDI's role in China's economic growth and development since China's reform and opening-up8. Inward and outward FDI of Japan; 9. The linkage impact of foreign direct investment on labor productivity in Korea; 10. A study of FDI in Vietnam; Notes; Index.