FDI Protectionism Is on the Rise

Sauvant, Karl P.

dc.creator	Sauvant, Karl P.
dc.date	2012-03-19T19:12:29Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T19:12:29Z
dc.date	2009-09-01
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-18T19:37:22Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-18T19:37:22Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20090914084924
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4244
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/249744
dc.description	Over the past two decades or so, countries have liberalized their FDI regulatory frameworks and have put in place an international investment law regime that provides various protections for international investors. In the past few years, however, there are signs that countries are reevaluating their approach toward such investment. As a result, FDI protectionism is on the rise, with screening of inward M&As becoming more frequent. Typically, this is being done under the guise of "national interest" or similar concepts, often linked to strategic sectors and national champions. While the international investment law regime faces a challenge to find the right balance between the rights and responsibilities of governments and investors, care needs to be taken that the rise of FDI protectionism does not endanger a rules-based approach to FDI. An independent FDI Protectionism Observatory to monitor new protectionist measures and name and shame countries that take them is therefore needed.
dc.language	English
dc.relation	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5052
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ACCOUNTING
dc.subject	ADVERSE EFFECT
dc.subject	AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subject	ARBITRAL AWARDS
dc.subject	ARBITRAL DECISIONS
dc.subject	ARBITRATION
dc.subject	ARBITRATIONS
dc.subject	AVAILABILITY OF CREDIT
dc.subject	BARRIERS TO INVESTMENT
dc.subject	BILATERAL INVESTMENT
dc.subject	BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATIES
dc.subject	BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATY
dc.subject	BUSINESS APPLICATIONS
dc.subject	BUSINESS CLIMATE
dc.subject	BUSINESS SCHOOL
dc.subject	CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
dc.subject	CONFIDENTIALITY
dc.subject	CONTRIBUTION
dc.subject	CONVERGENCE
dc.subject	CREDIT INFORMATION
dc.subject	CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
dc.subject	CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	DEPOSITS
dc.subject	DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subject	DISPUTE SETTLEMENT MECHANISM
dc.subject	DOMESTIC ENTERPRISES
dc.subject	DOMESTIC INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject	DOMESTIC INVESTORS
dc.subject	DOUBLE TAXATION
dc.subject	ECONOMIC CRISIS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	ECONOMIC SECURITY
dc.subject	EMERGING MARKETS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL MARKETS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subject	FOREIGN AFFILIATES
dc.subject	FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subject	FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS
dc.subject	FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTORS
dc.subject	FOREIGN EXCHANGE
dc.subject	FOREIGN GOVERNMENT
dc.subject	FOREIGN INVESTMENT
dc.subject	FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
dc.subject	FOREIGN INVESTOR
dc.subject	FOREIGN INVESTORS
dc.subject	FOREIGN MARKETS
dc.subject	FOREIGN TRADE
dc.subject	FOREIGN TRANSACTIONS
dc.subject	FREE TRADE
dc.subject	FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subject	GLOBAL TRADE
dc.subject	HARMONIZATION
dc.subject	HOME COUNTRY
dc.subject	HOST COUNTRIES
dc.subject	HOST COUNTRY
dc.subject	INDUSTRIAL ASSETS
dc.subject	INSTRUMENT
dc.subject	INSURANCE
dc.subject	INTANGIBLE
dc.subject	INTANGIBLE ASSETS
dc.subject	INTERGOVERNMENTAL APPROACH
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL INVESTOR
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL LAW
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subject	INVENTORY
dc.subject	INVESTING
dc.subject	INVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subject	INVESTMENT DECISIONS
dc.subject	INVESTMENT DISPUTES
dc.subject	INVESTMENT FLOWS
dc.subject	INVESTMENT FUND
dc.subject	INVESTMENT MEASURES
dc.subject	INVESTMENT POLICIES
dc.subject	INVESTMENT POLICY
dc.subject	INVESTMENT PROMOTION
dc.subject	INVESTMENT REGIME
dc.subject	INVESTMENT REGULATIONS
dc.subject	INVESTOR-STATE DISPUTE SETTLEMENT
dc.subject	JURISDICTION
dc.subject	LEGAL FRAMEWORKS
dc.subject	LEGAL RECOURSE
dc.subject	LIBERALIZATION
dc.subject	LOCAL FIRMS
dc.subject	MEMBER COUNTRIES
dc.subject	MONOPOLY
dc.subject	MULTILATERAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subject	MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS
dc.subject	NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	NATIONAL POLICIES
dc.subject	NATIONAL SECURITY
dc.subject	NATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subject	OPEN COUNTRIES
dc.subject	OPEN ECONOMIES
dc.subject	OPEN INVESTMENT
dc.subject	POLICY RESPONSES
dc.subject	POLITICAL CONSIDERATIONS
dc.subject	PRODUCTION NETWORKS
dc.subject	PROTECTION OF INVESTORS
dc.subject	PROTECTIONS
dc.subject	PROVISION OF CREDIT
dc.subject	PUBLIC AUTHORITIES
dc.subject	PUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subject	PUBLIC POLICY
dc.subject	PUBLIC SAFETY
dc.subject	PUBLIC SECURITY
dc.subject	RECESSION
dc.subject	REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject	REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subject	REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS
dc.subject	REGULATORY REGIME
dc.subject	RESPONSIBILITIES
dc.subject	SALES
dc.subject	SECURITIES
dc.subject	SECURITY CONCERNS
dc.subject	SECURITY INTEREST
dc.subject	SECURITY INTERESTS
dc.subject	SENIOR
dc.subject	SETTLEMENT
dc.subject	STAKEHOLDERS
dc.subject	STATEMENT
dc.subject	TAX
dc.subject	TELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subject	TERRORISM
dc.subject	TRADING
dc.subject	TRADING SYSTEM
dc.subject	TRANSACTION
dc.subject	TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP
dc.subject	TRANSPARENCY
dc.subject	TRANSPORT SERVICES
dc.subject	TREASURY
dc.subject	TREATIES
dc.subject	TREATY
dc.subject	VALUABLE
dc.subject	WORLD ECONOMY
dc.subject	WORLD EXPORTS
dc.subject	WORLD INVESTMENT
dc.subject	WORLD INVESTMENT REPORT
dc.subject	WORLD TRADE
dc.title	FDI Protectionism Is on the Rise
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
dc.coverage	The World Region
dc.coverage	The World Region