(New York: VCC and MCI, 2009). In November 2009, the Vale Columbia Center on Sustainable International Investment and the Millennium Cities Initiative (MCI) released the Handbook for Promoting Foreign Direct Investment in Medium-size, Low-Budget Cities in Emerging Markets. With foreign direct investment (FDI) flows declining worldwide by an estimated 40-50% this year (following a decline… read more

Edited by Karl P. Sauvant and Lisa E Sachs (New York: Oxford University Press, 2009). In recent years, the treaties and strategies promoting foreign direct investment (FDI) have changed dramatically. In particular, countries have liberalized their FDI laws and have entered into bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and double taxation treaties (DTTs) to attract such investment…. read more

Edited by Karl P. Sauvant with Michael Chiswick-Patterson (New York: Oxford University Press, 2008). Appeals Mechanism in International Investment Disputes brings together significant contributions from leading voices in academia, the legal profession, and government on the increasingly important topic of international investment and the legal system in which it operates. It compiles, compares and contrasts… read more

Edited by Karl P. Sauvant with Kristin Mendoza and Irmak Ince (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2008). The Rise of Transnational Corporations from Emerging Markets: Threat or Opportunity? deals with the range of issues raised by the rise of transnational corporations from emerging markets. This insightful book shows that foreign direct investment from emerging markets has grown… read more

Edited by Laza Kekic and Karl P. Sauvant (London and New York: EIU and CPII, 2007). The Columbia Program on International Investment, now the Vale Columbia Center on Sustainable International Investment, partnered with the Economist Intelligence Unit, a member of The Economist Group, to publish World Investment Prospects to 2011: Foreign Direct Investment and the… read more

Edited by Laza Kekic and Karl P. Sauvant (London and New York: EIU and CPII, 2006). On September 5, 2006, the Columbia Program on International Investment, now the Vale Columbia Center on Sustainable International Investment, partnered with the Economist Intelligence Unit, a member of The Economist Group, to publish World Investment Prospects to 2010: Boom or Backlash? –… read more