Edited by Lise Johnson, Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder and Jianping Zhang (Winnipeg: International Institute for Sustainable Development and Institute for International Economic Research, 2012). The rapid rise and increasingly significant size of Chinese outward investment is attracting attention and provoking debate not only from a purely economic but also a sustainable development perspective. While the legal and… read more

Vol. 20, No. 1, April 2011, guest editors, Karl P. Sauvant and Miles Killingsworth (New York and Geneva: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, 2011). View the front matter and a chapter co-authored by Karl P. Sauvant, “FDI, the Global Crisis and Sustainable Recovery”.

Edited by José E. Alvarez and Karl P. Sauvant with Kamil Gérard Ahmed and Gabriela P. Vizcaíno (New York: Oxford University Press, 2011). The transboundary flow of capital directed at establishing businesses is the engine of the world economy. Approximately 3000 bilateral and regional investment protection treaties worldwide govern this driver of economic globalization. As… read more

Edited by Mark Kantor, Michael D. Nolan, and Karl P. Sauvant (New York: Oxford University Press, 2011). The only publication to include the complete collection of Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) determinations including historical decisions which have not yet been published. This comprehensive two-volume work is a collection of determinations from OPIC, the US governmental… read more

Edited by Karl P. Sauvant, Vishwas P. Govitrikar and Ken Davies (New York: VCC, 2011). The rise of FDI from emerging markets has become a focus of attention since the turn of the century. Over the past few years, firms from these markets have become major investors abroad, complementing their home countries‘ traditional role as… read more

Edited by Karl P. Sauvant, Thomas Jost, Ken Davies, and Ana-Maria Poveda-Garces (New York: VCC, 2011).  This compilation contains a series of standardized country profiles of inward and outward foreign direct investment (FDI), peer-reviewed by a global network of experts. The publication is intended to contribute to the analysis of trends in foreign direct investment… read more

Edited by Karl P. Sauvant, Lisa Sachs, Ken Davies, Ruben Zandvliet (New York: VCC, 2011). The 30 chapters in this volume, written by diverse experts on international investment, cover a wide range of issues in this field. Their purpose is to inform readers in a concise manner about some of the important issues and trends… read more

Edited by Karl P. Sauvant and Jaya Prakash Pradhan, with Ayesha Chatterjee and Brian Harley (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010). Hitherto inward-looking, Indian firms have evolved into global players over the past decade. The effects of their expanding overseas greenfield investments and acquisitions are being felt across all regions and sectors of the global market,… read more

Edited by Karl P. Sauvant and Geraldine McAllister, with Wolfgang A. Maschek (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010). Foreign direct investment from emerging markets is an increasingly important phenomenon; firms from developed countries alone no longer undertake this activity. Foreign Direct Investments from Emerging Markets provides the latest scholarship on this subject from eminent contributors from… read more

Edited by Karl P. Sauvant (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2010). The Vale Columbia Center partnered with the U.S. Chinese Services Group of Deloitte LLP to assess the readiness of the United States for foreign direct investment (FDI), and especially M&As, from China. This volume contains the results of the year-long study. It is also of great… read more