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Globalization and Foreign Direct Investments: Towards a New Protectionism?

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Globalization, Institutions and Social Cohesion

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The last two decades have witnessed an increasing globalization1 of the world economy. The spectacular growth of foreign direct investment (FDI) by multinational companies (MNEs) represents the most distinctive feature of this period.

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  1. Francesca Sanna-Randaccio
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  1. Dip. Economia Pubblica, University of Siena, Piazza S. Francesco, 7, 53100, Siena, Italy

    Maurizio Franzini

  2. Dip. Economia Pubblica, Fac. Economia, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Via del Castro Laurenziano, 9, 00161, Rome, Italy

    Felice R. Pizzuti

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Sanna-Randaccio, F. (2001). Globalization and Foreign Direct Investments: Towards a New Protectionism?. In: Franzini, M., Pizzuti, F.R. (eds) Globalization, Institutions and Social Cohesion. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04407-0_5

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