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Corruption in Latin America and How It Affects Foreign Direct Investment (FDI): Causes, Consequences, and Possible Solutions

Corruption in Latin America and How It Affects Foreign Direct Investment (FDI): Causes, Consequences, and Possible Solutions
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Author(s): Jose Godinez (Merrimack College, USA)
Copyright: 2016
Pages: 17
Source title: Business Development Opportunities and Market Entry Challenges in Latin America
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Mauricio Garita (Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala)and Jose Godinez (Merrimack College, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8820-9.ch002

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Abstract

Foreign direct investment has aided in a significant manner the economic development of Latin America since the early 1990s because capital in this region is limited (Blanco, 2012). Despite some criticism literature on FDI has overwhelmingly demonstrated that FDI has positive effects on host countries (Tan & Meyer, 2011) especially in Latin America (Wooster & Diebel, 2010). Authors researching the effects of FDI in Latin America have stated that this investment helps to growth on productivity (Blonigen & Wang, 2005) and thus, might help developing countries to begin their road to development. Therefore, scholars have devoted great efforts to understanding the determinants of FDI to Latin America and a brief overview will be provided in this study.This paper will present a detailed account of FDI flows to the region, a clear definition of corruption and how it is manifested in Latin America. After these definitions, suggestions are provided to deal with the problem of corruption in the region.

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