FDI Perspectives: Issues in International Investment

FDI PERSPECTIVES: ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT, K. Sauvant, L. Sachs, K. Davies, R. Zandvliet, eds., Vale Columbia Center, 2011

122 Pages Posted: 23 Jan 2012 Last revised: 20 Sep 2023

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Karl P. Sauvant

Columbia University - Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment

Lisa Sachs

Columbia University - Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment

Kenneth Davies

Columbia University

Ruben Zandvliet

Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies, Leiden Law School

Gary Clyde Hufbauer

Peterson Institute for International Economics; Institute for International Economics

Laza Kekic

Independent

Nathan M. Jensen

Washington University in St. Louis - Department of Political Science

Edmund J. Malesky

Duke University, Political Science

Reuven S. Avi-Yonah

University of Michigan Law School

Jose Guimon

Autonomous University of Madrid

Lorenzo Cotula

Independent

Christian Bellak

WU, Vienna University of Economics and BA

Markus Leibrecht

Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration

Terutomo Ozawa

East-West Center

Michael Mortimore

Drylands Research

Carlos Razo

United Nations

Premila Nazareth Satyanand

Independent

Gert Bruche

Berlin School of Economics and Law

Anne van Aaken

Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods; University of Hamburg, Law School

Jürgen Kurtz

University of Melbourne - Law School

Kathryn Gordon

Investment Division, OECD

Joachim Pohl

Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) - Investment Division

Veljko Fotak

School of Management, University at Buffalo (SUNY); Sovereign Investment Lab, Baffi Carefin, Bocconi University

William L. Megginson

University of Oklahoma

Charles Kovacs

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Mark Plotkin

affiliation not provided to SSRN

David N. Fagan

Independent

Subrata Bhattacharjee

Heenan Blaikie LLP

Armand Claude de Mestral

McGill University - Faculty of Law

Jason Webb Yackee

USC Gould School of Law

Kevin P. Gallagher

Boston University

Lauge N. Skovgaard Poulsen

University College London

Susan Franck

American University - Washington College of Law

Hans Smit

Columbia University - Law School

Michael D. Nolan

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy

Frederic G. Sourgens

Washburn University - School of Law

Luke Eric Peterson

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Gus Van Harten

York University - Osgoode Hall Law School

Alexandre de Gramont

Independent

Date Written: January 1, 2011

Abstract

In late 2008, as financial markets were crashing, the Vale Columbia Center on Sustainable International Investment launched the Columbia FDI Perspectives. The first Perspective, entitled “The FDI recession has begun,” correctly forecast an FDI recession in the following year. From that first Perspective in late 2008 to the end of 2010, the series published thirty-three concise notes on topical FDI-related issues by diverse experts in the field. The purpose of these Perspectives is to inform readers about some of the important issues and trends in the contemporary debate on FDI, and to promote a wide-ranging discussion about the policy implications of these trends and events. The topics of these Perspectives, while not an exhaustive list of the issues raised by the global investment regime, capture a dynamic period in the global debate on international investment and reflect many hot topics and issues of continuing relevance in 2009-2010. Topics ranged from the implications of the financial crisis and recession for major economies, to the changing geography of the international investment regime and policy questions faced by emerging markets; from the implications of sovereign investment for national security and measures taken to restrict such investment, to policy options for countries seeking to increase inward investment flows and trying to stay competitive in a downward market; from investment in land and agriculture, to investment in extractive industries – raising important questions both for national policy and for the international investment regime. The range of topics reflects the multifaceted, interdisciplinary and rapidly evolving nature of key issues in international investment. This compilation of the Perspectives offers snapshots of some of the most topical issues of 2009-2010 and an opportunity to connect the dots, drawing out the interconnections among the various themes addressed in the stand-alone Perspectives. It is the collection of these issues and policy considerations that, woven together, forms the changing fabric of the international investment regime. By putting these pieces together in one volume, this e-book allows a clearer picture to emerge.

Keywords: International investment treaties and arbitration, national investment policies, emerging market investors

Suggested Citation

Sauvant, Karl P. and Sachs, Lisa and Davies, Kenneth and Zandvliet, Ruben and Hufbauer, Gary Clyde and Kekic, Laza and Jensen, Nathan M. and Malesky, Edmund J. and Avi-Yonah, Reuven S. and Guimon, Jose and Cotula, Lorenzo and Bellak, Christian and Leibrecht, Markus and Ozawa, Terutomo and Mortimore, Michael and Razo, Carlos and Satyanand, Premila Nazareth and Bruche, Gert and van Aaken, Anne and van Aaken, Anne and Kurtz, Jürgen and Gordon, Kathryn and Pohl, Joachim and Fotak, Veljko and Megginson, William L. and Kovacs, Charles and Plotkin, Mark and Fagan, David N. and Bhattacharjee, Subrata and de Mestral, Armand Claude and Yackee, Jason Webb and Gallagher, Kevin P. and Skovgaard Poulsen, Lauge N. and Franck, Susan and Smit, Hans and Nolan, Michael D. and Sourgens, Freddy G. and Peterson, Luke Eric and Van Harten, Gus and de Gramont, Alexandre, FDI Perspectives: Issues in International Investment (January 1, 2011). FDI PERSPECTIVES: ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT, K. Sauvant, L. Sachs, K. Davies, R. Zandvliet, eds., Vale Columbia Center, 2011, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1989606

Karl P. Sauvant

Columbia University - Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment ( email )

Columbia Law School
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United States

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Lisa Sachs

Columbia University - Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment ( email )

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410 West 116th Street
New York, NY 10027
United States
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Kenneth Davies

Columbia University ( email )

3022 Broadway
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Ruben Zandvliet (Contact Author)

Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies, Leiden Law School ( email )

Leiden University Law Faculty
P.O. Box 9520
Leiden, 2300 RA
Netherlands

HOME PAGE: http://law.leiden.edu/organisation/publiclaw/publicinternationallaw/staff/zandlviet-r.html

Gary Clyde Hufbauer

Peterson Institute for International Economics ( email )

1750 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
United States

Institute for International Economics ( email )

1750 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036-1903
United States

Laza Kekic

Independent ( email )

Nathan M. Jensen

Washington University in St. Louis - Department of Political Science ( email )

219 Eliot Hall
St. Louis, MO 63130
United States

Edmund J. Malesky

Duke University, Political Science ( email )

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Duke University Mailcode: 90204
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United States

Reuven S. Avi-Yonah

University of Michigan Law School ( email )

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United States
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Jose Guimon

Autonomous University of Madrid ( email )

Campus Cantoblanco
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Madrid 28049
Spain

Lorenzo Cotula

Independent

Christian Bellak

WU, Vienna University of Economics and BA ( email )

Welthandelsplatz 1
Vienna, Vienna 1020
Austria
00431313364505 (Phone)

HOME PAGE: http://https://www.wu.ac.at/u/bellak/

Markus Leibrecht

Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration ( email )

Augasse 2-6
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Austria

Terutomo Ozawa

East-West Center ( email )

1601 East-West Road
Honolulu, HI 96848-1601
United States

Michael Mortimore

Drylands Research ( email )

17 Market Square
Crewkerne, Somerset
United Kingdom

Carlos Razo

United Nations ( email )

New York, NY 10017
United States

Gert Bruche

Berlin School of Economics and Law ( email )

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Berlin, 10825
Germany
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+493085965911 (Fax)

HOME PAGE: http://www.hwr-berlin.de

Anne Van Aaken

University of Hamburg, Law School ( email )

Johnsallee 35
Hamburg, 20148
Germany

Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods ( email )

Kurt-Schumacher-Str. 10
D-53113 Bonn, 53113
Germany

Jürgen Kurtz

University of Melbourne - Law School ( email )

University Square
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Victoria, Victoria 3010
Australia
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613 8344 9971 (Fax)

Kathryn Gordon

Investment Division, OECD ( email )

2 rue André Pascal
Paris, 75016
France
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Joachim Pohl

Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) - Investment Division ( email )

2 rue André Pascal
Paris, 75775
France

Veljko Fotak

School of Management, University at Buffalo (SUNY) ( email )

School of Management, University at Buffalo
236 Jacobs Management Center
Buffalo, NY 14260
United States
+1 716-645-1541 (Phone)

Sovereign Investment Lab, Baffi Carefin, Bocconi University ( email )

Via Roentgen 1
Milan
Italy

William L. Megginson

University of Oklahoma ( email )

307 W Brooks, 205A Adams Hall
Norman, OK 73019
United States
(405) 325-2058 (Phone)
(405) 325-1957 (Fax)

HOME PAGE: http://faculty-staff.ou.edu/M/William.L.Megginson-

Charles Kovacs

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Mark Plotkin

affiliation not provided to SSRN ( email )

David N. Fagan

Independent

Subrata Bhattacharjee

Heenan Blaikie LLP ( email )

P.O. Box 185, Suite 2600
South Tower, Royal Bank Plaza
Toronto, Ontario M5J 2J4
Canada

Armand Claude De Mestral

McGill University - Faculty of Law ( email )

3644 Peel Street
Montreal H3A 1W9, Quebec H3A 1W9
Canada

Jason Webb Yackee

USC Gould School of Law ( email )

699 Exposition Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90089
United States

Kevin P. Gallagher

Boston University ( email )

595 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
United States

Lauge N. Skovgaard Poulsen

University College London ( email )

Gower Street
London, WC1E 6BT
United Kingdom

Susan Franck

American University - Washington College of Law ( email )

4300 Nebraska Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20016
United States

Hans Smit

Columbia University - Law School ( email )

435 West 116th Street
New York, NY 10025
United States

Michael D. Nolan

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy

Washington, DC
United States

Freddy G. Sourgens

Washburn University - School of Law ( email )

1700 College Avenue
Topeka, KS 66621
United States

Luke Eric Peterson

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Gus Van Harten

York University - Osgoode Hall Law School ( email )

4700 Keele Street
Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3
Canada
416 650 8419 (Phone)

Alexandre De Gramont

Independent

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