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The policy of key international organisation continues to be informed by the assumption that Fore... more The policy of key international organisation continues to be informed by the assumption that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has an unambiguously positive effect on recipient nations. However, there is increasing evidence that, on a global scale, increased trade and investment flows from rich to poorer nations have not contributed to a convergence of levels of income and well-being. This is particularly apparent in the context of former Soviet states, many of which continue to experience a decline, in both relative and absolute terms, in per capita GDP alongside a diminution in the life expectancy of their populations. Examining data on FDI received by former Soviet States from 1997 to 2005, this paper notes, firstly, that these investments have been concentrated on a few, typical natural-resource-rich states. Secondly, it observes that even these resource-rich countries experienced massive fluctuations in terms of the amounts of FDI they received over this time period. Lastly, the ...
In accordance with the University of Edinburgh Regulations for Research Degree hereby I declare t... more In accordance with the University of Edinburgh Regulations for Research Degree hereby I declare that this thesis has been composed by myself, the work is my own and it has not been submitted for any other degree or professional qualification, except as specified on the title page.
Public Money and Management, 2006
Public Money & Management, 2006
An increasing emphasis has been placed on risk and how it is managed by the public sector, althou... more An increasing emphasis has been placed on risk and how it is managed by the public sector, although there is a sustainable argument that any functional development has been from a very low baseline. This new 'risk industry' is partly the result of a societal need to ...
The policy of key international organisation continues to be informed by the assumption that Fore... more The policy of key international organisation continues to be informed by the assumption that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has an unambiguously positive effect on recipient nations.
The policy of key international organisation continues to be informed by the assumption that Fore... more The policy of key international organisation continues to be informed by the assumption that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has an unambiguously positive effect on recipient nations. However, there is increasing evidence that, on a global scale, increased trade and investment flows from rich to poorer nations have not contributed to a convergence of levels of income and well-being. This is particularly apparent in the context of former Soviet states, many of which continue to experience a decline, in both relative and absolute terms, in per capita GDP alongside a diminution in the life expectancy of their populations. Examining data on FDI received by former Soviet States from 1997 to 2005, this paper notes, firstly, that these investments have been concentrated on a few, typical natural-resource-rich states. Secondly, it observes that even these resource-rich countries experienced massive fluctuations in terms of the amounts of FDI they received over this time period. Lastly, the ...
In accordance with the University of Edinburgh Regulations for Research Degree hereby I declare t... more In accordance with the University of Edinburgh Regulations for Research Degree hereby I declare that this thesis has been composed by myself, the work is my own and it has not been submitted for any other degree or professional qualification, except as specified on the title page.
Public Money and Management, 2006
Public Money & Management, 2006
An increasing emphasis has been placed on risk and how it is managed by the public sector, althou... more An increasing emphasis has been placed on risk and how it is managed by the public sector, although there is a sustainable argument that any functional development has been from a very low baseline. This new 'risk industry' is partly the result of a societal need to ...
The policy of key international organisation continues to be informed by the assumption that Fore... more The policy of key international organisation continues to be informed by the assumption that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has an unambiguously positive effect on recipient nations.