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The Relationship Between FDI and the Natural Environment

Facts, Evidence and Prospects

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Authors:
  1. Pasquale Pazienza

    1. Department of Economics, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy

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Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Economics (BRIEFSECONOMICS)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-6

  3. The Main Features of the FDI Phenomenon

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    Pages 7-14

  4. The Environmental Effects of FDI

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    Pages 15-26

  5. The Competition for FDI and Its Effect on Environmental Standards

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    Pages 27-35

  6. The Cross-Border Environmental Performance

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    Pages 37-43

  7. Recent Trends and Prospects in the FDI Dynamic

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    Pages 45-54

  8. Concluding Remarks

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    Pages 55-62
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This work examines in depth the relationship between foreign direct investment and the environment. Over the last few decades, increasing levels of environmental degradation have been recorded and have been claimed to be particularly attributable to globalization and the widespread increase of economic activities, in particular foreign direct investments (FDIs). However, the environmental implications of FDIs are not easily identified and contradictory views and arguments have been presented. This work contributes to the debate by closely analyzing the specific literature produced over the last three decades, and by presenting and discussing recent trends and prospects with regard to the FDI phenomenon.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Economics, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy

    Pasquale Pazienza

About the author

Pasquale Pazienza gained his Master of Science in Environmental Economics from the University of York (UK) and a Research Doctorate in Policies for Territorial Sustainable Development from the University of Bari (Italy). At present, he is a research fellow at the Department of Economics and Finance of the Business School of the University of Durham (UK) and works at the Department of Economics of the University of Foggia (Italy), where he teaches various economic courses. He is a member of various European and international research teams. In addition to his academic commitments, he has previously worked as a consultant for various local socio-economic development plans in southern Italy and more recently, he has been appointed to some local government positions.

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