You are on page 1of 2

Reference

Books: Business History and International Business by Peter Buckley. Books: International business history by Dennis Michael Patrick McCarthy. Books: The World Trade Organization: legal, economic and political analysis, Volume 2 by Patrick F. J. Macrory, Arthur Edmond Appleton, Michael G. Plummer Books: Economic globalization in Asia by Manas Chatterji, Partha Gangopadhyay 2005 Books: International Business: The Challenges of Globalization by John J. Wild, Kenneth L. Wild, And Jerry C. Y. Han 2009. http://www.globaltenders.com http://www.bdtradeinfo.com http://www.oppapers.com http://www.n2growth.com http://www.globalpolicy.org http://culture-relations.com http://www.globalization101.org http://www .ebooks.cambridge.org http://www.economist.com http://www.web-books.com http://www.helium.com

Economic Growth Clearly, economic growth can result in both positive and negative consequences, including damage to society and the environment. While globalization can, in fact, support the sustenance of natural resources and the maintenance of an environmentally sound planet, unless the positive consequences of globalization keep pace with the negative costs of economic growth, the sustainability of economic improvement on a worldwide basis will, at best, be problematic.

Foreign investment consists of the ownership of foreign property for the purpose of realizing a financial gain via profits, growth, dividends, and/or interest. 1. Direct Investment. Foreign direct investment (FDI) occurs when an investor gains a controlling interest in a foreign operation. Sole ownership represents 100% ownership of an operation; however, effective control can be realized with just a minority stake if the remaining ownership is widely dispersed. A joint venture represents a direct investment in which two or more parties share ownership.

You might also like