Does FDI cause development the ambiguity of the evidence and why it matters

European Journal of Development Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-7

  Narula, Rajneesh ^a   Driffield, Nigel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

development; externalities; FDI; government policies; linkages; spillovers

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FINANCIAL POLICY; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; SPILLOVER EFFECT;

EID: 84856504722     PISSN: 09578811     EISSN: 17439728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ejdr.2011.51     Document Type: Review

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