Rethinking Foreign Investment for Sustainable Development

Lessons from Latin America

Foreword by José Antonio Ocampo Edited by Kevin P. Gallagher, Daniel Chudnovsky

Publication date:

01 February 2009

Publisher

Anthem Press

Dimensions:

229x153mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9781843313168

Consisting of country case studies and comparative analyses from Latin American and US based political economists, this volume examines the recent history of foreign investment for development in Latin America in the context of the current backlash against ‘Washington Consensus’ policies. These essays form the broad conclusion that foreign direct investment fell far short of generating the necessary linkages for sustainable economic development.

'Recommended.' —J. H. Cobbe, Florida State University, ‘Choice’