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The Relationship Between FDI and the Natural Environment [electronic resource] : Facts, Evidence and Prospects / by Pasquale Pazienza.

By: Pazienza, Pasquale [author.].
Contributor(s): SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: SpringerBriefs in Economics: Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014Description: IX, 62 p. 1 illus. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783319043012.Subject(s): Political economy | Sustainable development | International economics | Environmental economics | Economics | Environmental Economics | International Economics | Sustainable Development | Political EconomyAdditional physical formats: Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification: 333.7 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
1 Introduction -- 2 The Main Features of the FDI Phenomenon.- 3 The Environmental Effects of FDI -- 4 The Competition for FDI and Its Effect on Environmental Standards -- 5 The Cross-Border Environmental Performance -- 6 Recent Trends and Prospects in the FDI Dynamic -- 7 Concluding Remarks.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: This work examines in depth the relationship between foreign direct investment and the environment. Over the last few decades, increasing levels of environmental degradation have been recorded and have been claimed to be particularly attributable to globalization and the widespread increase of economic activities, in particular foreign direct investments (FDIs). However, the environmental implications of FDIs are not easily identified and contradictory views and arguments have been presented. This work contributes to the debate by closely analyzing the specific literature produced over the last three decades, and by presenting and discussing recent trends and prospects with regard to the FDI phenomenon.
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1 Introduction -- 2 The Main Features of the FDI Phenomenon.- 3 The Environmental Effects of FDI -- 4 The Competition for FDI and Its Effect on Environmental Standards -- 5 The Cross-Border Environmental Performance -- 6 Recent Trends and Prospects in the FDI Dynamic -- 7 Concluding Remarks.

This work examines in depth the relationship between foreign direct investment and the environment. Over the last few decades, increasing levels of environmental degradation have been recorded and have been claimed to be particularly attributable to globalization and the widespread increase of economic activities, in particular foreign direct investments (FDIs). However, the environmental implications of FDIs are not easily identified and contradictory views and arguments have been presented. This work contributes to the debate by closely analyzing the specific literature produced over the last three decades, and by presenting and discussing recent trends and prospects with regard to the FDI phenomenon.

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