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Introduction: The Changing Patterns of FDI

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Foreign Direct Investment in Central and Eastern Europe

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This chapter provides an overview of the main argument in the volume. The message of the book is that beyond its cyclical effects, the Great Recession and the changing competitiveness of the Central and Eastern European countries have had structural impacts on foreign direct investment (FDI) to the region. FDI promotion policies, as well as wider national development policies, need to adapt to this new reality. The chapter also provides concise summaries of the specific arguments made in the individual chapters and discusses basic definitions.

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    Balázs Szent-Iványi

  2. Institute of World Economy, Corvinus University Budapest, Budapest, Hungary

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Szent-Iványi, B. (2017). Introduction: The Changing Patterns of FDI. In: Szent-Iványi, B. (eds) Foreign Direct Investment in Central and Eastern Europe. Studies in Economic Transition. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40496-7_1

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