Foreign Direct Investment in the United States: Benefits, Suspicions, and Risks with Special Attention to FDI from China

by Theodore H. Moran

Book Overview

Americans have long been ambivalent toward foreign direct investment in the United States. Foreign multinational corporations may be a source of capital, technology, and jobs. But what are the implications for US workers, firms, communities, and consumers as the United States remains the most popular destination for foreign multinational investment?

Theodore H. Moran and Lindsay Oldenski find that foreign multinational firms that invest...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0881326607
• ISBN13: 9780881326604
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Peterson Institute for International Economic
• Length: 90 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher