Preface | p. xi |
Acknowledgments | p. xv |
Introduction | p. 1 |
The Dog That Did Not Bark | p. 1 |
FDI and Its Benefits | p. 3 |
The MAI Negotiations Falter | p. 7 |
The Negotiations Fail | p. 10 |
An Economic Autopsy of the MAI | p. 12 |
The MAI and the Politics of Failure: Who Killed the Dog? | p. 15 |
The MAI Is Conceived | p. 20 |
Deep Internal Difficulties Emerge | p. 25 |
The NGOs Enter the Stage | p. 35 |
The Cavalry That Did Not Arrive | p. 49 |
Dissecting the MAI | p. 51 |
The Structure of the MAI | p. 54 |
Goals, Scope, and Applications | p. 55 |
Obligations of Host Countries | p. 57 |
Dispute Settlement Procedures | p. 74 |
Exceptions, Safeguards, and Reservations | p. 78 |
The Mouse That Might Have Roared? | p. 80 |
Globalization, Foreign Direct Investment, and Labor | p. 81 |
Direct Investment and Wages in Developing Countries | p. 84 |
Globalization and the Sweatshop Issue | p. 99 |
US Direct Investment Abroad and Employment in the United States | p. 106 |
Does Globalization Reduce Workers' Bargaining Power? | p. 125 |
Summary and Conclusion | p. 129 |
Globalization, Foreign Direct Investment, and the Environment | p. 131 |
The Environmental Impact of Globalization and Growth | p. 134 |
Foreign Investment: Can It Be Made Part of the Solution to the Environmental Problem? | p. 148 |
Toward Global Rules That Are Environmentally Friendly | p. 158 |
Conclusion | p. 161 |
The MAI and the Developing Countries | p. 165 |
The Changing Position of Developing Countries on Foreign Direct Investment | p. 167 |
Changing Attitudes Toward Multilateral Rule Making | p. 173 |
Developing Countries and the Provisions of the MAI | p. 175 |
Is There a Deal Breaker? | p. 183 |
Is Any Negotiation on Investment Between Developing and Developed Countried Doomed to Failure? | p. 184 |
Where Does the Multilateral Investment Agenda Go From Here? | p. 185 |
Arguments For and Against Multilateral Investment Rules | p. 186 |
Is There a Constituency for Multilateral Investment Rules? | p. 190 |
A Comprehensive WTO Investment Agreement: A Bridge Too Far? | p. 198 |
Productivity and Wage Determination | p. 201 |
Is Foreign Direct Investment a Complement to Trade? | p. 207 |
References | p. 213 |
Index | p. 223 |
Tables | |
Annual Compensation per worker by foreign affiliates and parent companies of US multinational corporations, by industry, 1996 | p. 92 |
Average compensation paid by foreign affiliates and average domestic manufacturing wage, by host-country income, 1994 | p. 94 |
US direct investment position abroad by host-country income, 1997 | p. 107 |
Countries in the sample by income category in 1985 and 1995 | p. 108 |
Net fixed assets of foreign manufacturing affiliates of US multinational corporations and of US manufacturing firms, by host-country income, 1996 | p. 114 |
US FDI and US unemployment | p. 116 |
Trade in goods among foreign affiliates, their US parents, and unaffiliated firms by host-country income, 1995 | p. 118 |
Coefficients indicating relationship between US exports or imports of manufactured goods and US direct investment abroad | p. 120 |
FDI-related activities and trade | p. 212 |
Figures | |
Outflows of US foreign direct investment by host-country income (1995 income categories) | p. 109 |
Shares of US foreign direct investment outflows by host-country income (1995 income categories) | p. 109 |
Outflows of US foreign direct investment by host-country income (1985 income categories) | p. 110 |
Shares of US foreign direct investment by host-country income (1985 income categories) | p. 110 |
Outflows of US equity capital by hot-country income (1995 income categories) | p. 111 |
Shares of US equity capital outflows by host-country income (1995 income categories) | p. 112 |
Outflows of US equity by host-country income (1985 income categories) | p. 112 |
Shares of US equity capital outflows by host-country income (1985 income categories) | p. 113 |
Income and pollution | p. 138 |
The optimum level of pollution control | p. 151 |
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