Foreign Direct Investment in Ireland: Policy Implications for Emerging Economies

Frances Ruane () and Peter J. Buckley

The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series from IIIS

Abstract: The increasingly important role of multinational enterprises (MNEs) in the global economy is linked to questions of how the foreign direct investment (FDI) they control impacts on overall economic activity in the recipient countries. Of specific interest is the policy context in which such FDI flows into the developing country and how a government can influence the impact of those flows. This paper reviews some of the literature in two key contextual areas, namely, when the host country policy regime promotes FDI selectively, and secondly, where it promotes the creation of industrial clusters. It explores the insights of this literature for the development of the strong MNE sector in the Irish economy and draws lessons from the Irish experience for emerging economies.

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Date: 2006-04-05
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