 | ISBN: 978-1-58826-633-0 $49.95 | |
| 2008/163 pages | ||
To isolate the influence of political factors, Kehl examines one of the largest foreign investors, General Motors, in its relations with six host countries representing a range of political systems. Her cases, along with her larger statistical study, soundly refute conventional wisdom, demonstrating that the essential elements for successfully using FDI for development are political, not economic, and pointing to the political strategies and institutions that can best maximize the domestic benefits of FDI.
"Persuasive and original.... Kehl makes a real contribution to our knowledge about the role that foreign direct investment plays (and more important, can play) in developing countries."—Jonathan Crystal, Fordham University