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World development report 2004 : The shift towards services (Record no. 22305)

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Title World development report 2004 : The shift towards services
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Place of publication, distribution, etc. New York
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Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2005
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Formatted contents note TABLE OF CONTENTS<br/>Page<br/>PREFACE iii<br/>ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iv<br/>ABBREVIATIONS xv<br/>OVERVIEW . xvii<br/>PART ONE: FDI SET TO RECOVERY;<br/>CHAPTER I. GLOBAL FDI GROWTH SET TO RESUME .3;<br/>A. FDI inflows down again - but recover y is on its way 3;<br/>1. An uneven picture...3;<br/>2. International production continues to grow 8;<br/>3. Many countries have not realized their potential 12;<br/>a. Indices of Inward FDI Performance and Potential 12;<br/>b. The Outward FDI Performance Index . 16;<br/>B. Outward FDI from developing countries is becoming important 19;<br/>C. Changing sectoral distribution 29;<br/>D. Prospects: growth set to resume 31;<br/>Annex to chapter I. How transnational are TNCs? 37;<br/>CHAPTER II. REGIONAL FDI TRENDS: A MIXED PICTURE 39;<br/>A. Developing countries 39;<br/>1. Africa: a turnaround...39 ;<br/>a. Inflows regain momentum .. 40;<br/>b. Policies increasingly liberal 42;<br/>c. Natural resources and services dominate .. 45;<br/>d. Prospects are positive 46;<br/>2. Asia and the Pacific: a rebound 49;<br/>a. A mild upturn 49;<br/>b. Policies improved further 52;<br/>c. Services FDI on the rise .52;<br/>d. Promising prospects 56;<br/>3. Latin America and the Caribbean: another disappointing year 58;<br/>a. A continuous decline .. 58;<br/>b. Policy developments: continued liberalization ...64;<br/>c. Sectoral patterns 64;<br/>d. Better prospects ahead .67;<br/>B. Central and Eastern Europe: awaiting the boom 69;<br/>1. Inward FDI sharply down, outward FDI sharply up 70;<br/>a. Inward FDI: new EU members performed less well than other CEE countries . 70;<br/>b. FDI outflows: robust increase . 72;<br/>2. Implications of EU membership for national policy 75;<br/>3. A shift towards services brings about structural change 78;<br/>4. Prospects: again sunny . 79;<br/>C. Developed countries: the decline continues, but prospects are good 80;<br/>1. Uneven trends ..80;<br/>2. Policy responses85;<br/>3. Services dominate .88;<br/>4. Prospects: FDI will pick up again, but not everywhere . 89;<br/>PART TWO: THE SHIFT TOWARDS SERVICES;<br/>INTRODUCTION 95;<br/>CHAPTER III. THE GROWTH OF FDI IN SERVICES AND ITS IMPLICATIONS..97;<br/>A. Changing patterns of FDI in services 97;<br/>1. The growth of services FDI and its changing mix ...97;<br/>2. Changing distribution among home and host countries . 99;<br/>a. Outward FDI .99;<br/>b. Inward FDI ..101;<br/>3. Transnationalization is lower in the services sector and differs by industry and country 101;<br/>4. Non-equity forms of investment are common in services.. 104;<br/>B. Players and driving forces 105;<br/>1. Goods TNCs invest in services 107;<br/>2. Service TNCs are expanding rapidly 107;<br/>a. The players .107;<br/>b. M&As take the lead in entry patterns .111;<br/>c. Catching up with manufacturing TNCs? . 114;<br/>3. Drivers and determinants . 115;<br/>4. Most services FDI is still market-seeking – but this is changing 118;<br/>C. Impact on host countries 123;<br/>1. Financial resources and balance of payments 126;<br/>2. Services provision, competition and crowding out 128;<br/>3. Technology, knowledge and skills 132;<br/>4. Export competitiveness 135;<br/>5. Employment ...137;<br/>6. An assessment 137;<br/>Annex to chapter III. What are services? Classifying invisibles .145;<br/>CHAPTER IV. THE OFFSHORING OF CORPORATE SERVICE FUNCTIONS: THE NEXT GLOBAL SHIFT?..147;<br/>A. The tradability revolution 1481. The tradability of services.148;<br/>2. Limitations to offshoring . 149;<br/>3. Is the globalization of IT-enabled services different from that of manufacturing?..152;<br/>B. Future prospects for the offshoring of services 153;<br/>C. Outsourcing vs. captive business models . 156;<br/>1. What determines how offshoring is undertaken? 156;<br/>2. A new breed of TNCs provides services globally...157;<br/>D. Search for competitiveness drives corporate offshoring 159;<br/>1. FDI related to the offshoring of services is still concentrated .. 159;<br/>2. Cost reduction and improved quality are key drivers 164;<br/>3. European TNCs offshore less than their United States rivals 168;<br/>E. Impact on host countries 169;<br/>1. India ...169;<br/>2. Other Asian locations . 174<br/>3. Latin America and the Caribbean . 174;<br/>4. Africa ...174;<br/>5. Central and Eastern Europe..175;<br/>F. Implications for home countries ..176;<br/>PART THREE: NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL POLICY CHALLENGES; <br/>INTRODUCTION183;<br/>CHAPTER V. NATIONAL POLICIES 185;<br/>A. Host-country policies on services are key to development gains1851. Countries are opening up to FDI in services 185;<br/>2. Benefits from FDI in infrastructure-related services: the case of privatization .. 187;<br/>3. Promotion of FDI in services .. 194;<br/>a. Investment promotion agencies increasingly target services 194;<br/>b. The role of incentives 196;<br/>c. EPZs in developing countries see potential in services .201;<br/>d. Infrastructure and skills development .203;<br/>e. Regulatory issues related to data protection and intellectual property . 207;<br/>4. Benefiting more from services FDI: upgrading and linkages 207;<br/>B. Home countries: the challenge of adapting .208;<br/>1. The reaction to offshoring in the United States . 209;<br/>2. The European response 210;<br/>a. The United Kingdom 210;<br/>b. Other European responses 211;<br/>3. Reactions in other developed countries 212;<br/>4. Meeting the challenge of adapting ...212;<br/>C. Conclusions .212;<br/>CHAPTER VI. NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL POLICIES: A COMPLEX AND DYNAMIC INTERACTION 221;<br/>A. The growing multifaceted network of services IIAs 221;<br/>1. The evolving nature of approaches covering FDI in services 221;<br/>2. Salient features 225;<br/>B. Complexities and challenges ...231;<br/>C. National and international policies: a complex and dynamic interaction...233;<br/>D. Conclusion: striking a development-oriented balance 235;<br/>REFERENCES ..243;<br/>SELECTED UNCTAD PUBLICATIONS ON TNCs AND FDI .. 423;<br/>QUESTIONNAIRE 437.
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