Non-oil Sector Research Articles

Direct Foreign Investment in the Non-Oil Sectors of the Iranian Economy

The world-wide expansion of multinational corporations and the concomitant rise in direct foreign investment have recently received considerable attention from economists. A continuing controversy has existed over the costs and benefits of foreign investment to both the capital-exporting and the host countries. The conflict between the interests of foreign capital and the "national" interest is particularly noticeable in the underdeveloped countries. While many of these countries have opted for the "free enterprise" path to economic growth, they lack the technical and administrative expertise, as well as political will, to explore alternatives to the foreign investment as an instrument for gaining access to the industrial countries' technological know-how and markets. At the same time there is a gradual realization that the alleged benefits of foreign investment are not automatic and that the costs may be substantial.

Alternative Maximization Policies for Developing-Country Exports of Primary Products

Previous articleNext article No AccessAlternative Maximization Policies for Developing-Country Exports of Primary ProductsHarry G. JohnsonHarry G. Johnson Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Journal of Political Economy Volume 76, Number 3May - Jun., 1968 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/259419 Views: 1Total views on this site Citations: 6Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1968 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Gbadebo O. Odularu Nigeria-US Trade Relations in the Non-Oil Sector, SSRN Electronic Journal (Jan 2008).https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1281585Bela Balassa Outward Orientation, (Jan 1993): 3–55.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13033-7_1Bela Balassa Chapter 31 Outward orientation, (Jan 1989): 1645–1689.https://doi.org/10.1016/S1573-4471(89)02018-8Bela Balassa Export incentives and export performance in developing countries: A comparative analysis, Review of World Economics 114, no.11 (Mar 1978): 24–61.https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02696530Bela Balassa Reforming the system of incentives in developing countries, World Development 3, no.66 (Jun 1975): 365–382.https://doi.org/10.1016/0305-750X(75)90022-4Syed Nawab Haider Naqvi On Optimizing "Gains" from Pakistan's Export Bonus Scheme, Journal of Political Economy 79, no.11 (Oct 2015): 114–127.https://doi.org/10.1086/259727