Foreign direct investment and human development : the law and economics of international investment agreements

Foreign direct investment and human development : the law and economics of international investment agreements / edited by Olivier De Schutter, Johan F. Swinnen and Jan Wouters.

This book presents original research that examines the growth of international investment agreements as a means to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) and considers how this affects the ability of capital-importing countries to pursue their development goals. The hope of countries signing such t...

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Other Authors: Schutter, Olivier de, Swinnen, Johan F. M., 1962-, Wouters, Jan, 1964-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Routledge, ©2013.
Subjects:
Investments, Foreign > Law and legislation.
Law and economic development.
Investments, Foreign (International law)
Investments, Foreign > Economic aspects.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Investments & Securities > General.
Investissements directs étrangers.
Accords internationaux.
Développement économique.
Pays en développement.
Développement humain.
Investments, Foreign > Economic aspects
Investments, Foreign > Law and legislation
Law and economic development
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • foreign direct investment and human development / Olivier De Schutter, Jo Swinnen and Jan Wouters
  • International investment law
  • the perpetual search for consensus / Jan Wouters, Nicolas Hachez and Sanderijn Duquet
  • Foreign direct investment as an engine for economic growth and human development
  • a review of the arguments and empirical evidence / Liesbeth Colen, Miet Maertens and Jo Swinnen
  • Determinants of foreign direct investment flows to developing countries
  • the role of international investment agreements / Liesbeth Colen, Miet Maertens and Jo Swinnen
  • What type of foreign direct investment is attracted by bilateral investment treaties? / Liesbeth Colen and Andrea Guariso
  • The capital-importing state
  • improving the monitoring of international invesment agreements at the national level / Olivier De Schutter
  • Risk managers or risk promoters
  • the impacts of export credit and investment insurance agencies on human development and human rights / Matthias Sant'Ana
  • Improving the framework of negotiations on international investment agreements / Philip De Man and Jan Wouters
  • The role of development banks
  • the European investment bank's substantive and procedural accountability principles with regard to human rights, social and environmental concerns / Nicolas Hachez and Jan Wouters.

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