{"product_id":"9781464801266","title":"Making Foreign Direct Investment Work for Sub-Saharan Africa : Local Spillovers and Competitiveness in Global Value Chains (Directions in Development)","description":"\u003cp\u003eForeign direct investment (FDI) is becoming increasingly critical to the economies of developing countries, in part due to a major expansion in the scope of global value chains (GVCs), whereby lead firms outsource parts of their production and services activities across complex international networks. While FDI delivers a number of important contributions in terms of investment, employment and foreign exchange, it is its spillover potential - the productivity gain resulting from the diffusion of knowledge and technology from foreign investors to local firms and workers - that is perhaps the most valuable contribution to long run growth and development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile substantial research has been undertaken on the existence and direction of spillovers from FDI, many questions remain. Moreover, there is a need to understand better the dynamics of spillovers in certain contexts, including: i) in low income countries, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa; ii) outside of manufacturing sectors (especially resource-based sectors); and iii) in the context of GVCs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book presents the results of a groundbreaking study designed to address these issues drawing on detailed field research in eight countries (including five in Sub-Saharan Africa) over three sectors: agribusiness, apparel and mining. The book presents a summary of the results of this analytical work and discusses their implications for policymakers hoping to harness the power of FDI for greater development outcomes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Bank Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42762720936011,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":1067.81,"currency_code":"THB","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.co.th\/products\/9781464801266","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Thailand","version":"1.0","type":"link"}