Multinationals in sub-Saharan Africa : domestic linkages and institituional distance
- ViennaAT UNIDO 2014
- iv, 29 p.
Contributes to and consolidates insights from the literature on determinants of domestic linkages and analyses host country effects of South-South FDI by examining the impact of institutional distance as a significant determinant of domestic linkages. Focues on sub-Saharan Africa, a region that remains understudied due to the scarcity of quality firm level data and weak institutions which have commonly been pointed out as an obstacle to foreign investments.