Abstract
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) can be a valuable tool for development. However, not all forms of FDI are equally beneficial for the host country. The article analyses the characteristics and determinants of FDI in a typical developing country: Ghana. Moreover, key policy areas are indicated, in order to enable Ghana both to attract more FDI and to increase the benefits from these capital inflows. The analysis combines qualitative and quantitative methods and is partly based on data retrieved from the World Banks 2007 Enterprise Survey, and partly on our own survey of 54 multinational enterprises operating in Ghana.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 389-408 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | European Journal of Development Research |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
Keywords
- Ghana
- determinants
- economic effects
- foreign direct investment
- spillovers
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