How Do Long-Term Project Investors "Vote" in Developing Country Elections?

• Main Authors: Vaaler, Paul M., Schrage, Burkhard N.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2006
• Subjects: Investments; decision making; emerging markets; investment analysis; Corporate Finance; Finance and Financial Management
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/1070; https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2006.27166788
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Investment decision-making in developing countries has largely ignored the role that local electoral politics may play in either encouraging or discouraging long-term investment projects sponsored by foreign firms. Increase in developing country foreign direct investment on the one hand, and trends...