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Next Crisis: Direct & Equity Investment in Developing Countries
Next Crisis Direct Equity Investment in Developing Countries Author:David Woodward Foreign direct invest. (FDI) (& to a lesser extent portfolio equity invest.) have been widely heralded as the key benefit that globalization now offers the South & the principal mechanism to kickstart economies into rapid growth. But how beneficial is the new wave of foreign invest. likely to provide? This penetrating economic study analyzes wha... more »t is actually happening, its various impacts & just how little we know. Shows how FDI may have actually contributed to the Asian financial crisis & could in the future lead to a new wave of similar financial crises throughout the developing world. Raises profound questions about the current euphoria over attracting foreign investment & suggests important new research agendas. Charts & graphs.« less