Foreign Direct Investment: Contemporary Issues

This book provides a comprehensive description and in-depth analysis of various contemporary issues in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India. Divided into eight parts, the book discusses the following issues: Prevailing FDI policy framework in India since independence and how it is placed in terms of openness, competitiveness and other important aspects; Emerging dimensions of FDI inflows in India; Emerging scenario of FDI at the global level; Performance of India in comparison to developed, developing, Asian and SAARC countries with respect to FDI in India; Factors having bearing on FDI flows; Legal, procedural, socio-economic and other important aspects influencing FDI in India; Foreign business investors’ perceptions about India as an investment destiny. The book proves to be invaluable to the students of International business. Further it will be beneficial to the multiple group of people like the economic policy-makers related to institutions economy and regulatory bodies and the corporates willing to take advantage of foreign financial inflows.