Foreign-owned capital and endogenous tariffs

The increase in investment abroad during the past two decades may help explain the simultaneous worldwide rush toward free trade. The entry of foreign capital may change the political game, increasing openness to international trade no matter what form the foreign capital takes (whether entering by...

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Main Author: Olarreaga, Marcelo
Corporate Author: World Bank Development Research Group
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC World Bank, Development Research Group, Trade 1999
Series:Policy research working paper
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Collection: World Bank E-Library Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The increase in investment abroad during the past two decades may help explain the simultaneous worldwide rush toward free trade. The entry of foreign capital may change the political game, increasing openness to international trade no matter what form the foreign capital takes (whether entering by acquiring equity in existing domestic firms or by bringing foreign firms into the host economy) or what its trade orientation (whether it enters the export or import-competing sector)
Item Description:"October 1999"--Cover. - Includes bibliographical references (p. 19-20)
Physical Description:21 p 28 cm