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Author Thomas, Kenneth P.

Title Investment Incentives and the Global Competition for Capital
Published Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (219 pages)
Series International political economy series
International political economy series (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
Contents Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1 Competing for Capital Revisited; 2 Models, Models and More Models; 3 Policy Studies; 4 Industry Case Studies: Steel, Biofuel Production, Semiconductors, Automobiles, Call Centers; 5 The Celtic Tiger: Incentives, Infrastructure, Tax Rates, Luck?; 6 Who Provides the Most Investment Incentives: EU vs. US; 7 The Spread of Investment Incentives to Developing Countries; 8 Controlling Incentives and Maximizing the Value of Inward Investment
9 A Policy Agenda for the Twenty-first Century: Transparency and BeyondNotes; Bibliography; Index
Summary This is a global study of government subsidies to attract investment. The book shows how corporations use site selection as rent extraction, with developing countries investing more than developed ones. It demonstrates that incentive use is rarely a good policy, especially for countries without adequate education and infrastructure
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Subsidies.
Investments.
Investments
subsidies.
Investment & securities.
International finance.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Investments & Securities -- General.
Finance and Accounting.
Investments
Subsidies
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780230302396
0230302394
9781349310418
1349310417