Re-territorialized Guanxi Networks: Taiwanese Capital in Southeast Asia under the Shadow of 'Go West'

Since the mid 1980s, the total share of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) originating from developing countries to that of the world has started increasing. Taiwan is one of the most significant contributors of FDI in Asia. Unlike the patterns of outward FDI from advanced countries, a significant amou...

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Published inNIAS nytt no. 3; p. 17
Main Authors Sue-Ching Jou, Chen, Dung-Sheng, Michael Hsin-Huang Hsiao
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Copenhagen Dr. Jorgen Delman 01.09.2004
Subjects
Business networking
Developing countries
Economic growth
Foreign investment
LDCs
Offshore investing
Southeast Asia
Taiwan
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Summary:Since the mid 1980s, the total share of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) originating from developing countries to that of the world has started increasing. Taiwan is one of the most significant contributors of FDI in Asia. Unlike the patterns of outward FDI from advanced countries, a significant amount of Taiwan's outward FDI does go to developed countries such as the United States, but more than half goes to less developed countries, especially Southeast Asian countries and China, the so called 'second-tier Newly Industrializing Economies (NIEs)' (Figure 1). [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0904-4337