Rethinking Foreign Investment for Sustainable Development Lessons from Latin America
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Kevin P. Gallagher is Assistant Professor of International Relations at Boston University and research associate at the Global Development and Environment Institute, Tufts University.
Daniel Chudnovsky (1944-2007) was Director of the Centro de Investigaciones para la Transformación (CENIT) and Professor at the Universidad de San Andrés.
José Antonio Ocampo is Professor of Professional Practice in International and Public Affairs and Director of the Program in Economic and Political Development at the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University.
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Consisting of country case studies and comparative analyses from Latin American and US based political economists, this volume examines the recent history of foreign investment for development in Latin America in the context of the current backlash against ‘Washington Consensus’ policies. These essays form the broad conclusion that foreign direct investment fell far short of generating the necessary linkages for sustainable economic development.
Consisting of country case studies and comparative analyses from Latin American and US based political economists, this volume addresses the shortcomings of foreign investment for development, and sets out the challenges facing policy makers in this field.
Foreword by José Antonio Ocampo; FDI and Sustainable Development in the Americas; Is Foreign Investment Always Good for Development?; Islands of Possibility; Foreign Investment and the Polarization of the Mexican Economy; A Missed Opportunity; Foreign Investment and Economic Development in Costa Rica; Investment Rules and Sustainable Development; Foreigners in the Forests; Bucking the Trend; Beyond Pollution Haloes; Missing Links, Dashed Hopes
Addresses the shortcomings of foreign investment for development, and sets out the challenges facing policy makers in this field.
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Biographical note
Kevin P. Gallagher is Assistant Professor of International Relations at Boston University and research associate at the Global Development and Environment Institute, Tufts University.
Daniel Chudnovsky (1944-2007) was Director of the Centro de Investigaciones para la Transformación (CENIT) and Professor at the Universidad de San Andrés.
José Antonio Ocampo is Professor of Professional Practice in International and Public Affairs and Director of the Program in Economic and Political Development at the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University.