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Zusatztext Collins' book provides a fascinating study of this once fast-growing emerging trend among some developing countries ... Read Collins' book for useful insights on the BRICs! and a positive fix about what could be in rethinking international investment law. Informationen zum Autor David Collins is a Senior Lecturer at the City Law School of City University where he teaches and researches in the field of international economic law, specializing in the law of the World Trade Organization and international investment law. He is a Fellow of the Institute for Globalisation and International Regulation at Maastricht University, a frequent Visiting Professor at ESADE Law School and a Current Development Editor for the Manchester Journal ofInternational Economic Law. David has been a Visiting Fellow at the Institute of International Economic Law of Georgetown University, the World Trade Institute of the University of Bern, the University of Sydney Law School, the Asian Institute of International Financial Law at the University of Hong Kong, andColumbia Law School. His research has attracted funding from the British Academy, the Society of Legal Scholars, and the Foundation for Canadian Studies in the UK. Klappentext This book evaluates how the phenomenon of outward foreign direct investment in services from Brazil, Russia, India, and China has been and could be regulated in international law. It addresses the goal of further economic development, balanced against the key public interest issues that lead to much criticism of international investment law. Zusammenfassung This book evaluates how the phenomenon of outward foreign direct investment in services from Brazil, Russia, India, and China has been and could be regulated in international law. It addresses the goal of further economic development, balanced against the key public interest issues that lead to much criticism of international investment law. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction: The BRIC States and Outward Foreign Direct Investment in Services ; 2. Brazil ; 3. Russia ; 4. India ; 5. China ; 6. The Multilateral Agreement on Investment in Services: Scope and Obligations ; 7. The Multilateral Agreement on Investment in Services: Exceptions ; 8. The Multilateral Agreement on Investment in Services: Dispute Settlement ; 9. Conclusion: The International Regulation of FDI in Services and the Limits of Multilateralism ...