Foreign direct investment in high-risk environments: an historical perspective

Mark Casson and Teresa Lopes

Business History, 2013, vol. 55, issue 3, 375-404

Abstract: Since the banking crisis of 2008 the global economy is perceived as riskier than before. Firms that cannot manage risks have withdrawn from countries in which they previously invested. These problems are not new. For centuries firms have invested in risky foreign environments, and many of them have succeeded. This paper reviews the risk management strategies of foreign investors. Using archival evidence and secondary sources it distinguishes the different types of risks that investors face and the different strategies by which risks can be managed. It investigates which strategies are used to manage which types of risk.

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1080/00076791.2013.771343

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