From Communists to Foreign Capitalists: The Social Foundations of Foreign Direct Investment in Postsocialist Europe

by Nina Bandelj

Book Overview

From Communists to Foreign Capitalists explores the intersections of two momentous changes in the late twentieth century: the fall of Communism and the rise of globalization. Delving into the economic change that accompanied these shifts in central and Eastern Europe, Nina Bandelj presents a pioneering sociological treatment of the process of foreign direct investment (FDI). She demonstrates how both investors and hosts rely on social networks,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691129126
• ISBN13: 9780691129129
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.2"