Foreign direct investment (FDI) is one of the driving forces binding countries into closer economic interdependence. The rapid increase in FDI flows has generated considerable debate about its environmental implications, in particular the impacts on environmental quality in the investment host...

The development process can advance more rapidly than ever before in the new global economy. While opening their economies to trade and investment is a necessary condition for developing countries to achieve sustained high growth and reduce poverty, it is by no means a sufficient condition....

This dataset on foreign direct investment (FDI) provides a summary of cross-country comparisons of international direct investment flows and stocks through main aggregates. FDI aggregates are included on a directional basis only (inward, outward) when available, or on asset/liability otherwise....