Foreign direct investment and economic transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa
Foreign direct investment (FDI) is widely considered one essential element for achieving sustainable development. This paper seeks to establish how much of the FDI activities in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have translated into economic benefit for the host countries. It extends the analysis of aggrega...
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| author | Mufudza, Voronica Tambudzai, Zachary Kalotay, Kalman |
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| description | Foreign direct investment (FDI) is widely considered one essential element for achieving sustainable development. This paper seeks to establish how much of the FDI activities in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
have translated into economic benefit for the host countries. It extends the analysis of aggregate FDIgrowth
relationships to intra and inter-sector spill-over effects, thereby reconciling the often inconclusive evidence on the growth impact of FDI in SSA. An interrogation of the figures in an econometric estimation of the FDI-growth relationship reveals that while FDI may seem like a key phenomenon of the century when measured by the rate it has been growing in Africa, this international interest in the region is yet to be translated into generation of livelihood and growth opportunities for recipient countries. The findings are important in light of Zimbabwe’s current economic woes characterized by low FDI inflows. FDI attraction has been proffered as a panacea to the current recession but the question is its sustainability given the turbulent political and socio-economic environment. |
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| spelling | ir-11408-18412022-06-27T13:49:06Z Foreign direct investment and economic transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa Mufudza, Voronica Tambudzai, Zachary Kalotay, Kalman Foreign Direct lnvestment, Growth, SSA, Intra And Inter-Sector, Productivity And Technological Spillovers Foreign direct investment (FDI) is widely considered one essential element for achieving sustainable development. This paper seeks to establish how much of the FDI activities in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have translated into economic benefit for the host countries. It extends the analysis of aggregate FDIgrowth relationships to intra and inter-sector spill-over effects, thereby reconciling the often inconclusive evidence on the growth impact of FDI in SSA. An interrogation of the figures in an econometric estimation of the FDI-growth relationship reveals that while FDI may seem like a key phenomenon of the century when measured by the rate it has been growing in Africa, this international interest in the region is yet to be translated into generation of livelihood and growth opportunities for recipient countries. The findings are important in light of Zimbabwe’s current economic woes characterized by low FDI inflows. FDI attraction has been proffered as a panacea to the current recession but the question is its sustainability given the turbulent political and socio-economic environment. 2016-10-18T08:36:38Z 2016-10-18T08:36:38Z 2016 1815-9036 http://hdl.handle.net/11408/1841 en The Dyke;Special edition; p. 1-18 none Midlands State University |
| spellingShingle | Foreign Direct lnvestment, Growth, SSA, Intra And Inter-Sector, Productivity And Technological Spillovers Mufudza, Voronica Tambudzai, Zachary Kalotay, Kalman Foreign direct investment and economic transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| title | Foreign direct investment and economic transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_full | Foreign direct investment and economic transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_fullStr | Foreign direct investment and economic transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Foreign direct investment and economic transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_short | Foreign direct investment and economic transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_sort | foreign direct investment and economic transformation in sub-saharan africa |
| topic | Foreign Direct lnvestment, Growth, SSA, Intra And Inter-Sector, Productivity And Technological Spillovers |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11408/1841 |
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