The editors (of KU Leuven and the Catholic U. of Louvain, Belgium) present an interdisciplinary exploration of the relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) strategies and human
development, focusing specifically on the use of international investment agreements guaranteeing investment rights to foreign investors for attracting FDI. The multi-authored study describes
the evolution and legal and economic characteristics of international investment agreements; examines their economic consequences in relation to economic theory and empirical evidence
concerning the impacts of economic determinants such as market size and trade openness and of the legal and policy frameworks governing the treatment of international investors; and draws
policy conclusion. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
