FDI: Issues in Emerging Economies

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has always been one of the most spoken of topics in the context of economic globalization. MNCs consider FDI as a primary means for reorganizing their production activities across the globe. The recipient countries consider the FDI inflow as a major opportunity for integrating their economies into a broader global market that would, in turn, facilitate their overall economic development. The importance of these countries as recipients of foreign direct investment in more knowledge-intensive activities is increasing, as this book reveals.