Foreign Direct Investments in Asia

Foreign direct investment is one of the most important tools to attract capital for investment. Investment is a main channel for economic growth which is a dream of developing countries. Covering nine East Asian countries which include developing and developed countries, this book compares respective FDI promotion policies and takes econometric tests of the FDI impact on economic performance, productivity and employment. This is quite interesting in that this book includes major Asian countries. Through reading this book, policy makers can get benefits through comparative study of FDI promotion policies of nine countries and researchers (graduate, post-graduate and professional) will take benefits through detailed definition of various linkage effects.