Foreign direct investment in emerging economies : corporate strategy and investment behaviour in the Caribbean / Lou Anne A. Barclay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barclay, Lou Anne.

Series:

Routledge studies in international business and the world economy ; 16.

Routledge studies in international business and world economy ; 16

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Investments, Foreign--Jamaica.

Investments, Foreign.

Investments, Foreign--Barbados.

Investments, Foreign--Trinidad and Tobago.

International business enterprises--Jamaica.

International business enterprises.

International business enterprises--Barbados.

International business enterprises--Trinidad and Tobago.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (293 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Caribbean countries of Jamaica, Barbados and Trinidad-Tobago represent excellent examples of the increasingly important role played by Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in less developed, micro-economies. The increased dependence of these countries on FDI, however, calls into question the attractiveness of the business environment of the region to the foreign investor. This volume examines both the investment behaviour and corporate strategies operating in these three countries, and assesses the factors which influence the motivations, location choices and market entry mode of multination

Contents:

Front Cover; Foreign Direct Investment in Emerging Economies; Copyright Page; Contents; List of tables; List of figures; Acknowledgements; Foreword; 1. Introduction; 2. The Caribbean host countries: an introduction; 3. The motivations for foreign direct investment; 4. The location of foreign direct investment; 5. The modes of foreign direct investment; 6. Hypotheses and methodology; 7. Foreign direct investment in the Caribbean: a quantitative investigation; 8. Foreign direct investment in Jamaica: a case study of the apparel industry

9. Foreign direct investment in Barbados: a case study of the information service industry 10. Foreign direct investment in Trinidad-Tobago: a case study of the natural gas sector; 11. Foreign direct investment in the Caribbean: a cross-industry case study analysis; 12. The future of foreign investment in the Commonwealth Caribbean: conclusions and recommendations; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-272) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-60021-6

1-134-60022-4

1-280-40352-7

0-203-46311-0

9780203463116

OCLC:

277846100