Foreign Ownership Restrictions and Liberalization Reforms

Conklin, David; Lecraw, Don

Part 1: Conceptual Framework 1. Introduction 2. The Foreign Direct Investment (FD1) system: A Multivariate Analysis 3. National Economic Conditions 4. National Political Conditions 5. International Economic and Political Conditions 6. Continual Change in the Foreign Direct Investment System Part 2: General Restrictions 7. Introduction 8. Equity Ownership Restrictions 9. Other General Restrictions 10. Informal and Indirect Restrictions 11. Screening 12. Mechanisms to Circumvent FDI Restrictions Part 3: Sectoral Restrictions 13. Introduction 14. Restrictions on Private Investment Due to Government Ownership 15. Infrastructure 16. Manufacturing 17. Financial Services 18. Land and Natural Resources 19. Small Businesses 20. Media and Cultural Industries Part 4: Alternative Policies and Programs; Conclusions and Recommendations 21. Alternative Policies and Programs 22. Conclusions and Recommendations.