'International Political Risk Management, Volume 2: The Brave New World' is the latest in a series based on the MIGA-Georgetown University Symposium on International Political Risk Management. Volumes
Moran (foreign service, Georgetown U.) examines past research on the interaction between foreign investors and developing host economies and identifies 12 channels though which foreign direct investme
The rapid emergence of China as a major industrial power poses a complex challenge for global resource markets. Backed by the Chinese government, Chinese companies have been acquiring equity stakes i
What is the role of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation in relation to private sector political risk insurers and financial institutions supporting the flow of foreign direct investment to eme
Parental Supervision amplifies the research Theodore Moran first presented in Foreign Direct Investment and Development (1998), assessing the opportunities and dangers that foreign direct investment m
Images of sweatshop labor in developing countries have rallied opponents of globalization against foreign direct investment (FDI). The controversy is most acute over the treatment of low-skilled worke
The policy of the United States and, by extension, that of many oil importing countries, toward OPEC countries is in large part a function of an estimate of the factors that condition oil decisions in
Americans have long been ambivalent toward foreign direct investment in the United States. Foreign multinational corporations may be a source of capital, technology, and jobs. But what are the implica
Examines the impact of foreign direct investment on workers, families, and communities in the developing world. Concludes with an analysis of the implications for contemporary policy debates and pro
2006 proved to be a record year in foreign investment in power projects, albeit in only a small number of countries. In the meantime, firms who write insurance against political upheavals and terroris
