Essays about: "foreign investment"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 490 essays containing the words foreign investment.

1. 31. Exploring the interactions between local public opinion, the media, and foreign policy toward Chinese investments in Ecuador

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Nordiska Latinamerikainstitutet

   Author : Anuar Temirov; [2022]
   Keywords : Public opinion about China; Ecuador; foreign policy; Ecuadorian media; Chinese credit and investment; time series regression; content analysis;

   Abstract : In an increasingly polarizing world, the debate on the importance of public opinion in shaping foreign policy decisions has been raging over. This study explores the interactions between Chinese investment and credit and public opinion about China in Ecuador from 2012 to 2021 through two classical international relations theories: the realist and liberal hypotheses. READ MORE

3. 32. The Impact of Foreign Capital on Institutional Quality: An Empirical Study of Chinese Finances of Loans and Foreign Direct Investments in Africa

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Cecilia Falorni; Sofia Ferenius; [2022]
   Keywords : China-Africa relations; Foreign capital; Foreign direct investment; Institutional quality; Loans;

   Abstract : The African continent has since long had slow economic growth, with large infrastructural gaps compared to the Western World. This has resulted in large inflows of foreign capital to the African economies. READ MORE

4. 33. The Phenomenon of Cryptocurrency and its Implementation into Businesses

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Silvia Cristina Tufan; Marcus Nilsson; Oliver Elm; [2022]
   Keywords : Bitcoin; Stablecoin; Cryptocurrency; Blockchain; Smart contract; Decentralization; Foreign Exchange; International Businesses; Strategic Management; Transaction costs; Agency theory; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : While the popularity of cryptocurrencies has seen a dramatic uptick as of late, the general phenomenon still carries with it a high level of novelty. The inception of cryptocurrencies began with Bitcoin in late 2008, making its first appearance on a cryptographic community forum, posted by a yet to be identified entity carrying the pseudonym Satoshi Nakomoto. READ MORE

5. 34. Recognition and Enforcement of International Investment Arbitral Awards in the People's Republic of China : the legal obstacles and problems under the ICSID Convention and the New York Convention

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : ZHANG LINXIAO; [2022]
   Keywords : investor-state arbitral awards; enforcement; sovereign immunity;

   Abstract : The enforcement mechanism of international investment arbitral awards is an es- sential safeguard for resolving investment disputes. Under the existing machinery, the ICSID Convention and the New York Convention provide an effective legal framework for the enforcement of international arbitral awards. READ MORE

6. 35. Reinventing the Middle Kingdom : A case study of Chinese spread of authoritarianism through International Organizations

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

   Author : Anton Altgård; [2022]
   Keywords : ASEAN; Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank; authoritarianism; Belt and Road Initiative; China; democracy; democratization; democratic backsliding; international organizations; liberalism; one-China Policy; realism; rational actor theory;

   Abstract : The liberal theory of international relations primarily associates international cooperation with liberal democratic states, to the point that a theory of scholars Poast and Urpelainen claim that international cooperation with consolidated democracies through international organizations may boost the democratization of or at least prevent democratic backsliding in non-consolidated democracies. This paper investigates the possibility of decoupling these theories from democracies and democratizing by examining whether Chinese efforts within the framework of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and the Belt and Road foreign policy project have a similar but reverse effect on its target states, prompting developments in authoritarian directions. READ MORE