Benefits of Globalization: Foreign Direct Investment Flashcards
The modern world-system is a system of competing and allying states
Global Interstate System
It is a movement towards political cooperation among nations
Global governance or world governance
an intergovernmental organization
and international tribunal that sits in The Hague, Netherlands
International Criminal Court of Justice
purchase of an interest in a company by a company or an
investor located outside its borders
foreign direct investment
term is used to describe a business decision to
acquire a substantial stake in a foreign business or buy it outright to expand its operations to a new
region
foreign direct investment
Types of Foreign Direct Investment
-horizontal direct investment
-vertical investment
-conglomerate
addition of international assets to a company’s portfolio,
an institutional investor such as a pension fund, or an individual investor
Foreign portfolio investment
