Harnessing globalization : the promotion of nontraditional foreign direct investment in Latin America / Roy C. Nelson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nelson, Roy C., 1961- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Investments, Foreign--Latin America--Case studies.

Investments, Foreign.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 262 p. ) ill. ;

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

University Park, Pennsylvania : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2009]

Summary:

"An analysis of recent government efforts to promote nontraditional foreign direct investment (FDI) in Costa Rica; the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; and Chile. For comparative purposes, the book also examines the highly successful cases of Ireland and Singapore"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Front matter

CONTENTS

List of Figures and Tables

Preface

Acknowledgments

List of Acronyms and Abbreviations

Introduction

1 Costa Rica and CINDE

2 Rio Grande do Sul and Pólo

3 Chile and CORFO’s High Technology Investment Promotion Program

4 The IDA, IDA Ireland, and Forfás: Lessons for Latin America, Part 1

5 Singapore’s Economic Development Board: Lessons for Latin America, Part 2

Conclusion

References

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780271051239

027105123X

OCLC:

1253313919