Does FDI work for Africa? Assessing local spillovers in a world of global value chains (English)

The extent to which developing countries benefit from foreign direct investment (FDI) depends on whether they are able to realize the productivity-enhancing benefits of knowledge and technology spillovers from foreign investors. To date, the experiences in Sub-Saharan Africa have been largely disappointing. This is perhaps not surprising, bearing in mind the complex interplay of factors needed for spillovers to emerge. On top of the challenges of...

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Farole,Thomas;

Winkler,Deborah Elisabeth;
Document Date
2014/02/01
Document Type
Brief
Report Number
84951
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Africa,
Region
Africa,
Disclosure Date
2014/02/20
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Does FDI work for Africa? Assessing local spillovers in a world of global value chains
Keywords
foreign investor

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Farole,Thomas; Winkler,Deborah Elisabeth.

Does FDI work for Africa? Assessing local spillovers in a world of global value chains (English). Economic premise|no. 135 Washington, DC ; World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/745531468009602573

Does FDI work for Africa? Assessing local spillovers in a world of global value chains (English)

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