Competition for foreign direct investment has been neglected as a subject of research. Yet many claim that such competition is having deleterious effects, such as lowering governments’ standards of protection of the environment and workers’ rights.This book looks at the evidence and assesses...

Der Beitrag informiert über die bisherigen Ergebnisse der Schaffung freier Wirtschaftszonen in Rußland und deren gesetzliche Grundlagen. Trotz vielfach erhobener Bedenken wegen der in diesen Zonen zu beobachtenden erhöhten Korruption spricht sich der Autor im Prinzip für die Schaffung freier...

Provides information on the situation in Barbados and Jamaica as it relates to employment, working conditions and labour relations in offshore data service enterprises, against the background of the ILO's Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy.

Analyses the economic contributions of multinational enterprises (MNEs) to the Namibian and Zimbabwean economies. Looks at certain social aspects and compares the volume, distribution and contributions of MNE capital to the two countries' economies before and after economic liberalization.