Investment Incentives and the Global Competition for Capital

This is a global study of government subsidies to attract investment. The book shows how corporations use site selection as rent extraction, with developing countries investing more than developed ones. It demonstrates that incentive use is rarely a good policy, especially for countries without adeq...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thomas, Kenneth P.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Palgrave Macmillan UK 2011, 2011
Series:International Political Economy Series
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This is a global study of government subsidies to attract investment. The book shows how corporations use site selection as rent extraction, with developing countries investing more than developed ones. It demonstrates that incentive use is rarely a good policy, especially for countries without adequate education and infrastructure
Physical Description:XVI, 201 p online resource
ISBN:9780230302396