Development Implications of International Investment Rule Making
Article from: TDM 1 (2008), in UNCTAD Expert Meeting on Development Implications of International Investment Rule Making
Introduction
International trade and investment are the major engines for driving both national and global economic growth and can potentially act as forces for sustainable development especially for developing countries as well as countries with economies in transition. But this is not automatic especially when trade and investment policies are in conflict with development policy; and when the international system of investment is atomised, complex, and inadequately transparent and rapidly changing, resulting into so many development challenges. As stated in document ...