03440nam 2200625 450 991046452220332120200520144314.01-4648-0127-4(CKB)3710000000082196(EBL)1600451(SSID)ssj0001084584(PQKBManifestationID)11619158(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001084584(PQKBWorkID)11035204(PQKB)11318422(MiAaPQ)EBC1600451(DLC) 2013045059(Au-PeEL)EBL1600451(CaPaEBR)ebr10821912(OCoLC)862929276(EXLCZ)99371000000008219620131101h20142014 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMaking foreign direct investment work for Sub-Saharan Africa local spillovers and competitiveness in global value chains /Thomas Farole and Deborah Winkler, editorsWashington, DC :The World Bank,[2014]©20141 online resource (302 p.)Directions in development. Trade"This study was prepared by Thomas Farole (Senior Economist, World Bank- PRMTR) and Deborah Winkler (Consultant Economist, World Bank- PRMTR) along with a team including: Cornelia Staritz (Vienna University and Austrian Research Foundation for International Development); Stacey Frederick (Duke University Center on Globalization, Governance, & Competitiveness); Rupert Barnard, Michelle de Bruyn, Philippa McLaren, and Nick Kempson (Kaiser Associates Economic Development)."1-4648-0126-6 Includes bibliographical references.Context, objectives, and methodology --Conceptual framework --The role of mediating factors for FDI spillovers in developing countries : Evidence from a global dataset --Determining the nature and extent of spillovers : Empirical assessment --Sector case study : mining --Sector case study : agribusiness --Sector case study : apparel --Summary of main conclusions --Policy implications.Foreign direct investment (FDI) is becoming increasingly critical to the economies of developing countries, in part due to a major expansion in the scope of global value chains (GVCs), whereby lead firms outsource parts of their production and services activities across complex international networks. While FDI delivers a number of important contributions in terms of investment, employment, and foreign exchange, it is its spillover potential - the productivity gain resulting from the diffusion of knowledge and technology from foreign investors to local firms and workers - that is perhaps the mDirections in development (Washington, D.C.).Trade.Investments, ForeignAfrica, Sub-SaharanTechnology transferAfrica, Sub-SaharanAfrica, Sub-SaharanEconomic conditionsElectronic books.Investments, ForeignTechnology transfer332.673096Farole Thomas944409Winkler Deborah1048087World Bank.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464522203321Making foreign direct investment work for Sub-Saharan Africa2476094UNINA