an icon showing a delivery van Shulph delivers to United Kingdom.
Book cover for European Union and the Race for Foreign Direct Investment in Europe, a book by Pervez N. Ghauri, Lars Oxelheim Book cover for European Union and the Race for Foreign Direct Investment in Europe, a book by Pervez N. Ghauri, Lars Oxelheim

European Union and the Race for Foreign Direct Investment in Europe

2003 ᛫


Countries create different type of incentives for foreign firms, such as; direct incentives/subsidies, tax relief, soft loans and preferred handling. This volume aims to analyze the impact of European Union on inward foreign direct investment in Europe and to discuss what type of effects are being created by this race for FDI.

Powered by RoundRead®
This book leverages Shulph’s RoundRead system - buy the book once and read it on both physical book and on up to 5 of your personal devices. With RoundRead, you’re 4 times more likely to read this book cover-to-cover and up to 3 times faster.
Buy Book + eBook £119.99
Add to Read List


Instant access to ebook. Print book delivers in 5 - 10 working days.

Summary


The purpose of the volume is to analyze the impact of European Union on inward foreign direct investment in Europe and to discuss what type of effects are being created by this race for FDI. The volume deals with two levels of discussion: first, by looking at the policy issues as addressed by the EU authorities and incentive regimes exercised in single countries by local governments. Second, by looking at company strategies towards location selection and whether there is a trend towards concentration in some countries or regions. Although academically it is still under discussion, most countries believe that inward foreign direct investment is beneficial for local economies. It is considered positive not only for job opportunities but also for tax income, technological development and competitiveness of local firms. Countries thus create different type of incentives for foreign firms, such as; direct incentives/subsidies, tax relief, soft loans and preferred handling. This race for attracting inward FDI has been intensified in the European Union. However, there has hardly been any research to understand the impact of EU on the competition among EU-countries to attract FDI. This volume will investigate whether there is such a race or not and provide evidence from different countries.

Table of contents

  • Investment Conditions in the European Union: the Elements of the Race. Inward FDI from Different Countries and Regions. Inward FDI in Different Sectors.