U.S. International Investment Agreements : Issues for Congress.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Investments, Foreign.

Foreign trade promotion.

Negotiation.

Commercial treaties.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (22 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides overview of U.S. international investment agreements (FTAs), focusing specifically on bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and investment chapters in free trade agreements. Discusses key trends in U.S. and international investment flows, governance structures for investment at the bilateral and multilateral levels, goals and basic components of investment provisions in U.S. international investment agreements, and outcomes of Obama Administration review of U.S. Model BIT, which is the template used to negotiate BITs and investment chapters in FTAs. Considers whether BITs promote investment abroad, and reviews negotiating priorities for U.S. investment policy agenda.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division. U.S. International Investment Agreements

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.