Nation-States and the Multinational Corporation: A Political Economy of Foreign Direct Investment

by Nathan M. Jensen

Book Overview

What makes a country attractive to foreign investors? To what extent do conditions of governance and politics matter? This book provides the most systematic exploration to date of these crucial questions at the nexus of politics and economics. Using quantitative data and interviews with investment promotion agencies, investment location consultants, political risk insurers, and decision makers at multinational corporations, Nathan Jensen arrives...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 069113636X
• ISBN13: 9780691136363
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 9.1"