JÖNKÖPING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY The Role of FDI and Openness to Trade in Economic Growth A study of Africa and Asia Bachelor thesis within Economics Author: Maria Beradović 851117-2986 Jeanette Hennix 801004-4827 Tutor: Ass. Prof. Scott Hacker Ph.D. Candidate James Dzansi Jönköping 01-2009 Acknowledgements The authors would like to thank Associate Professor Scott Hacker and PhD Candidate James Dzansi for the help‚ guidance and support during the process of
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the world’s second-largest economy gained traction. The Commerce Ministry said on Tuesday that China drew $97 billion in foreign direct investment between January and October‚ with October’s inflow up 1.2 percent on year earlier at $8.4 billion. FDI from the top 10 Asian economies‚ including Hong Kong‚ Japan and Singapore‚ rose 7.2 per cent to $83.6 billion for the ten months. "We can see that foreign investment from Asian countries‚ the European Union and the US all kept relatively fast growth
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Leiningen versus the Ants by Carl Stephenson (1893-1954) Word Count: 8881 UNLESS they alter their course and there’s no reason why they should‚ they’ll reach your plantation in two days at the latest." Leiningen sucked placidly at a cigar about the size of a corncob and for a few seconds gazed without answering at the agitated District Commissioner. Then he took the cigar from his lips‚ and leaned slightly forward. With his bristling grey hair‚ bulky nose‚ and lucid eyes‚ he had the look
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developing journey has planned many a routes to shine on the World Map‚ to attract foreign interest and investment and though the pearl of the Indian Ocean to shine like a new found star. On this context we would discuss how Sri Lanka should attract FDI to the country and should the Sri Lankan business culture be changed in order to attract Foreign Investments and Produce Goods and Services to the Global Market. Sri Lankan Culture Sri Lanka with its strong values‚ beliefs and rich heritage webbed
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direct investment (FDI) determinants in Tanzania. Despite of the several efforts ‚ such as the far-reaching reforms in the economy‚ done by Tanzania to increase FDI inflows in the country‚ the results are far from satisfactory. The author argues that the unsatisfactory FDI inflows into Tanzania is caused by‚ inter alia the inadequacy of FDI determinants in the country. The main conclusion is that Tanzania lacks the adequate FDI determinants that would attract a substantial FDI inflows into the
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Ireland’s Tiger Economy was not driven by the FDI Summary: The unprecedented revival of the economy in Ireland between 1990 and 2000 has raised a hot debate around the world centers on whether the boom of the economy is mainly driven by the FDI and whether the growth can be sustained by this government policy. Although most of people contributed the success to the FDI I strongly believe that the Celtic Tiger is not due to the FDI and in fact the policy will not help sustain the growth of Ireland’s
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IMPERFECT HEROES Odysseus and Moses represent the standard hero‚ which is one scarred with imperfections—a hero that commits crimes‚ lies‚ deceives‚ is in some sense immoral. Moses as an adolescent murdered an Egyptian who was pestering a Hebrew man (Exodus‚ 45) whereas‚ Odysseus betrays his faithful wife by having affairs with several women‚ such as Calypso and Circe. Odysseus’s crave for adventure and Moses’ violence show that both Hebrew culture and Greek culture are accepting of a tarnished
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Sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference between love and infatuation. Most relationships start this way. At the beginning everything is so intense and it somewhat consumes your life. Love at first site however is very rare. Although sometimes people just get lucky. The infatuation can sometimes grow into love after time but it doesn’t always work out this way‚ most of the time it just fades away and so does your so-called “true Love.” Infatuation is what most people feel at the start of relationships;
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Selfishness is seen as someone who is self absorbed‚ negligent on the needs of others‚ and only cares for oneself. Selflessness‚ on the other hand‚ is otherwise. I understood the reason why people are selfless because acts of kindness towards other people feel good. Selfless people tend to do it because of the rewards they reap after feeding the hungry‚ donating money‚ etc. They feel good about themselves. Isn’t that a selfish trait? The person did the good deed because he/she cared for himself ultimately
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Some people believe that Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is an inadequate measure of societal well-being and should be replaced by the Human Development Index (HDI). Do you agree with them? Essay: One of the most controversial economic issues today is the role of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Human Development Index (HDI) in a country’s economy. There is a question about a particular aspect of the macro economy and societal well-being: Some people believe that Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is
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