State capitalism and FDI expropriation in Latin America

• Main Authors: Tsai, Tsung-han, Lee, Chia-yi
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Latin America; Social sciences::Political science; State Capitalism
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/84625; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/49149
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This article focuses on state capitalism in Latin America and examines what causes the expropriation of foreign direct investment (FDI) in this region. We argue that leaders’ concerns over their political survival affect FDI expropriation in Latin American countries. Specifically, when leaders sense...