Essays about: "thesis on FDI"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 129 essays containing the words thesis on FDI.
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11. A study on the Determinants of FDI Inflows to China
University essay from Södertörns högskola/NationalekonomiAbstract : Since the Chinese government proposed the "reform and opening-up policy" in 1979, China has achieved remarkable economic development. Foreign direct investment (FDI) has played an important role in stimulating economic development and alleviating capital shortages. This thesis explores FDI by choosing China as its destination country. READ MORE
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12. The Impact of Perceived Corruption Index on Foreign Direct Investments in Africa
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis evaluates the impact of corruption perception index (CPI) on foreign direct investment (FDI) flows from China and 34 OECD source countries to 54 African host countries using the gravitational model. China is of particular interest as it has become Africa’s largest trading partner as well as the greatest investor among the developing countries in Africa, in addition to Chinese firms having increased their presence in African countries rich in natural resources and poor infrastructure where the scope of corruption is considerable. READ MORE
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13. THE EU’S ALLOCATION OF DEVELOPMENT AID – NORMATIVE OR STRATEGIC? - An analysis of aid distribution to African countries in relation to the inflow of Chinese FDI
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Based on the European Union’s self-image of being a normative power and a ‘force for good’ in the world, this thesis examines the EU's role as an international aid donor. The EU’s development policy has developed during the last decades, and in line with its normative self-image the EU has established a set of idealist criteria that is meant to guide its aid allocation to developing countries. READ MORE
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14. Chinese FDI and its effect on trade for the five African countries Angola, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis evaluates the effect of Chinese Foreign direct investment (FDI) on exports and imports for the five African countries: Angola, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe using the gravitational model. The gravitational model will analyze how both inward FDI investments and Chinese investments impact import and export by using a sample of 166 partner countries over the period 2003-2012. READ MORE
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15. US Model of Democratic Governance and China's Model of Authoritarian Capitalism : Africans' Perception of these Transnational Political Processes of Governance
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : As the debate on greater socio-economic rights promulgated by China’s model of authoritarian capitalism or greater human rights and freedom championed by the US model of democratic governance continues to spread across developing countries, this thesis investigates how Africans perceive these two transnational political processes. This is an exploratory sequential mixed method research with data collected through an expert interview of 10 participants from 7 African countries and the quantitative data gotten from Afrobarometer Round 8 survey. READ MORE