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Host country determinants of Foreign direct investment
- Author: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
- Main Title: World Investment Report 1998 , pp 89-140
- Publication Date: December 1998
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18356/65df2696-en
- Language: English
It is widely agreed that foreign direct investment (FDI) takes place when three sets of determining factors exist simultaneously (Dunning, 1993a): the presence of ownershipspecific competitive advantages in a transnational corporation (TNC), the presence of locational advantages in a host country, and the presence of superior commercial benefits in an intra-firm as against an arm’s-length relationship between investor and recipient.
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ISBN (PDF):
9789213626641
Book DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18356/204724ee-en
Related Subject(s):
International Trade and Finance
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