Beyond Sweatshops - Foreign Direct Investment and Globalization in Developing Countries

In Beyond Sweatshops, Theodore Moran examines the impact of FDI (foreign direct investment) in manufacturing on growth and welfare in developing countries, and explores how host governments can take advantage of the contributions of foreign investment while avoiding the hazards to lower-skilled workers.

About the author

Theodore H. Moran is a nonresident fellow at the Center for Global Development and holds the Marcus Wallenberg Chair at the School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University. He is founder and director of the Landegger Program in International Business Diplomacy. His recent books include Does Foreign Direct Investment Promote Development? (CGD and IIE, 2005) and Beyond Sweatshops: Foreign Direct Investment and Globalization in Developing Countries (Brookings, 2002).

Product details

• Authors: Theodore H. Moran
• Publisher: Brookings Institution
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2002
• No. of pages: 196
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 295 g
• Illustrations: black & white illustrations
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics