scholarly journals The role of foreign direct investment in the nutrition transition

2005 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 357-365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corinna Hawkes
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Nutrition Transition ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Processed Foods

AbstractObjectiveTo examine the role of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the nutrition transition, focusing on highly processed foods.DesignData on FDI were identified from reports/databases and then compiled and analysed. A review of published literature on FDI into the food sector was conducted.SettingThe nutrition transition is a public health concern owing to its connection with the rising burden of obesity and diet-related chronic diseases in developing countries. Global health leaders are calling for action to address the threat. Highly processed foods often have considerable fat, sugar and salt content, and warrant closer examination.ResultsFDI into food processing, service and retail has risen rapidly since the 1980s, mainly from transnational food companies (TFCs) in developed countries. As FDI has risen, so has the proportion invested in highly processed foods for sale in the host market. FDI has proved more effective than trade in generating sales of highly processed foods, and enables TFCs to cut costs, gain market power and obtain efficiencies in distribution and marketing. The amount of FDI targeted at developing countries is increasing; while a disproportionate share enters the larger developing economies, foreign affiliates of TFCs are among the largest companies in low- and low- to middle-income countries. The effect of FDI is to make more highly processed foods available to more people. FDI has made it possible to lower prices, open up new purchasing channels, optimise the effectiveness of marketing and advertising, and increase sales.ConclusionFDI has been a key mechanism in shaping the global market for highly processed foods. Notwithstanding the role of demand-side factors, it has played a role in the nutrition transition by enabling and promoting the consumption of these foods in developing countries. Empirical data on consumption patterns of highly processed foods in developing countries are critically needed, but since FDI is a long-term investment vehicle, it is reasonable to assume that availability and consumption of highly processed foods will continue to increase. FDI can, however, bring considerable benefits as well as risks. Through its position ‘upstream’, FDI would therefore be an appropriate entry-point to implement a range of public health policies to ‘redirect’ the nutrition transition.

scholarly journals INVESTASI ASING LANGSUNG DAN PERTUMBUHAN EKONOMI DI WILAYAH ASEAN PERIODE 2004-2016

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-66
Author(s):  
Aditya Febriananta Putra ◽  
Suyanto . ◽  
Irzameingindra Putri Radjamin
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Accelerate Development ◽  
Fixed Capital Formation

Exertions to accelerate development carried out by developing countries in general are oriented towards improving or improving people’s lives. Developing countries are characterized as countries that lack capital, savings and investment. The role of Labor has a significant effect but has a negative impact on economic growth. Agriculture and Service also performance a significant role, despite having a positive impact on economic growth. While other variables, namely Fixed Capital Formation, Foreign Direct Investment, Export, Manufacture, and Fertility showed insignificant results on economic growth.

scholarly journals Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Domestic Investment in Developing Countries

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
pp. 256-266
Author(s):  
A. Mamatkulov
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Domestic Investment ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Total Investment ◽  
The Impact

Author analyzes the impact of foreign direct investment on domestic investment in host developing countries and checks whether a foreign direct investment has a “positive” or “negative” impact on domestic investment, as well as evaluating the impact of selected variables on this relationship. Using a full sample, the main conclusion of this study is that FDI does have a positive (crowding out) effect on domestic investment in this sample of developing economies. In the short term, an increase in FDI by one percentage point as a percentage of GDP leads to an increase in total investment as a percentage of the host country’s GDP of about 10.7%, while in the long term this effect is about 31% dollar terms, one US dollar represents us 1.7$ of total investment in the short term and us 3.1$ in the long term. Based on the results of this study, it was once again proved that inflation hinders domestic investment in host countries by 0.04% and 0.12% in the short and long term, respectively.

The Energy Consumption-Environmental Quality Nexus in BRICS Countries: The Role of Outward Foreign Direct Investment (OFDI)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saileja Mohanty ◽  
Narayan Sethi
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Outward Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Long Run

Abstract This paper examines the role of outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) on energy consumption and environmental quality in BRICS from 1990 to 2019. We use cross-sectional dependence (CSD) and the Pesaran-Yamagata slope homogeneity for the diagnostic test. After confirming the diagnosis test, we employ CIPS and CADF second generation panel unit root test, which confirms that all elements are stationary at first difference. The Pooled Mean Group (PMG), Westerlund cointegration, two-step GMM, panel FMOLS and DOLS model have been used to determine the short term and long-term association among the variables. The cointegration and PMG results confirm that the short-run and long-run association exists among the considered variables. The GMM and DOLS results reveal that developing countries produced environmental pollution at the early stage of development and checked in the long run. The empirical results hold up the EKC hypothesis, which implies that OFDI and energy consumption help expand greener technology to host countries' environmental improvement in the long run and confirm that an inverted U-shaped linkage exists. Hence, the study suggests that developing countries should pay more attention to sustainable development and technological development that encourages more eco-friendly and environment-friendly technology. To frame the profitable strategies, governments of emerging countries should inspire public-private partnerships to circulate the environmental consciousness, guideline for energy efficiency, and generate a pollution-free environment.

scholarly journals Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in Developed and Developing Countries: Impact of Political Stability

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 1390-1404
Author(s):  
R.I. Vasilyeva ◽  
◽  
O.S. Mariev ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Political Stability ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Likelihood Method ◽  
Developed Economies ◽  
Development Level ◽  
The Impact

Stable political environment and prominent development of political institutions increase foreign direct investment flows by providing lower risks for investors. However, this impact can vary according to the development of the country. This study aims to investigate the impact of various indicators of political stability on foreign direct investment attraction for different economies distinguished by their development level. Our database includes 66 FDI-recipient countries and 98 FDI-investing countries for the period from 2001 to 2018. By applying the gravity approach and Poisson Pseudo Maximum Likelihood method with instrumental variables (IV PPML), we model bilateral FDI flows, incorporating variables reflecting various aspects of political stability formed by the principal components analysis. Interestingly, we found mixed results regarding the impact of political stability on FDI flows. In particular, political stability indicators were found to be insignificant, when analysing the bilateral FDI flows for the group of developed economies. We obtained similar result for the group of developing economies. However, political stability variables significantly influence FDI flows for countries with different development level, confirming the hypothesis that countries’ development affects bilateral FDI flows. Besides, we discover the significant difference between developed and developing countries referring to FDI-investors. Based on the obtained results, we highlight a few policy implications for developing and developed economies.

scholarly journals FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT AND INDIAN AGRICULTURE: ITS PROS AND CONS

2019 ◽  
pp. 15-17
Author(s):  
Dr.Gaonkar Gopalakrishna M
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Market Place ◽  
Indian Economy ◽  
Agriculture Sector ◽  
Indian Agriculture ◽  
Significant Step

FDI has become one of the important boosts to promote the progress of developing countries. In reality FDI helps to bring technology, create employment opportunities, increases productivity and integrating developing countries into the global market place. In that process raising stranded of living and poverty reduction is possible in the country concerned. Thus, FDI is inevitable inclination in every field of the country in recent years. Agriculture is one of the prominent sector in Indian economy which contributes more than 19% of GDP and 65% employment in India. Performance of Indian economy depending upon the improvement in the agriculture sector. Thus, boosting the agriculture is the need of the hour.This paper tries to analysis merits and demerits of FDI for agriculture in Indian context. In the midst of globalization, positive changes in any sector of the economy is the welcoming move. Indian agriculture and the population depending on it, are always important to India. Thus FDI to promote agriculture is certainly a significant step. However, after the reformation in1991, agriculture sector opened for foreign investment and was also followed by better technology, better seeds and thus rapid growth. KEW WORDS: Foreign Direct Investment,Agriculture, capital, inflow, globalization

FDI as a Factor of Improving the Competitiveness of Developing Countries

2018 ◽  
pp. 82-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivana S. Domazet ◽  
Darko M. Marjanović
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Tax Policy ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Multinational Companies ◽  
Capital Inflows ◽  
Economic Growth And Development ◽  
The World

In the process of globalization of the world economy, foreign direct investment has a significant impact on economic growth and development of the national economy. To adequately facilitate the development of competitiveness, these countries usually intervene through measures and instruments of tax policy. One of the main tasks of developing countries is to create a favorable environment for investors, considering that this is one of the methods to ensure greater capital inflows. The main objective of this chapter is to assess the role of tax policy in achieving the competitiveness of developing countries. For the creators of tax policy, it is very important to constantly review the tax rules to ensure that the country is attractive for foreign investments. The results that were obtained indicate that tax incentives significantly influence the improvement of competitiveness and the attraction of multinational companies as a key holder of foreign direct investment.

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