1998 The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank
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First printing September 1998 |
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| Gerald West and Ethel Tarazona are staff members of the Guarantees Department of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA). |
| Cover design by May Eidi. |
| The photographs on the cover correspond to MIGA evaluated projects and were taken during the course of monitoring visits. Counter-clockwise: Motorola, Pakistan (background); Banco de Boston housing project, Argentina; Rain Forest Aerial Tram, Costa Rica; Komatsu, Indonesia; KAFCO, Bangladesh (two pictures); and AFP Integra, Peru. |
| Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data |
West, Gerald T., 1944
MIGA and foreign direct investment: evaluating developmental impacts / by
Gerald T. West, Ethel I. Tarazona.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 0-8213-4346-7 (alk. paper)
1. Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency. 2. World BankDeveloping
countries. 3. Investments, ForeignDeveloping countries. 4. Economic develop
ment projectsDeveloping countries. I. Tarazona, Ethel I. II. Title
HG3881.5.W57W47 1998
332.1'532dc21 98-44282
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