The Effect of Treaties on Foreign Direct Investment Bilateral Investment Treaties, Double Taxation Treaties, and Investment Flows

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• Author(s)
  Karl P Sauvant; Lisa E Sachs
• Publisher
  Oxford University Press
• Format
  PDF
• Print ISBN
  9780195388534, 0195388534
• eText ISBN
  9780195388534, 0195388534
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  Over the past twenty years, foreign direct investments have spurred widespread liberalization of the foreign direct investment (FDI) regulatory framework. By opening up to foreign investors and encouraging FDI, which could result in increased capital and market access, many countries have improved the operational conditions for foreign affiliates and strengthened standards of treatment and protection. By assuring investors that their investment will be legally protected with closed bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and double taxation treaties (DTTs), this in turn creates greater interest in FDI.