| Description |
x, 347 p. : ill. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Investments, Foreign -- Law and legislation.
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Law and economic development.
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Investments, Foreign (International law)
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Investments, Foreign -- Economic aspects.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Schutter, Olivier de.
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Swinnen, Johan F. M., 1962-
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Wouters, Jan.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780415535472 (hardback) |
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9780415535489 (pbk.) |
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9780203076880 (electronic bk.) |
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