Trends and Patterns of FDI: An Overview

Michael Du Pont

Chapter 5 in Foreign Direct Investment in Transitional Economies, 2000, pp 113-149 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract This chapter examines the patterns and trends of FDI inflow into China between 1979-96 and Poland between 1989-96, with particular attention to FDI in manufacturing. At the beginning of the chapter, a survey of global trends is undertaken in order to place the experiences of China and Poland into perspective. Based on published official data it discusses the trends, investment sources, ownership, regional distribution and sectoral charact eristics of FDI.

Keywords: Foreign Investment; Joint Venturis; Foreign Firm; Source Country; Transitional Economy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000
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DOI: 10.1057/9780333977521_5

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