Publications
Publications
- 2014
Government-held Equity in Foreign Investment Projects: Good for Host Countries?
By: Louis T. Wells
Abstract
Host governments have often sought some equity in mining and other foreign investment projects, but as shareholders they have rarely gained what they anticipated. Only in special cases might the benefits to governments outweigh the risks and often unanticipated costs governments encounter.
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Citation
Wells, Louis T. "Government-held Equity in Foreign Investment Projects: Good for Host Countries?" Columbia FDI Perspectives, No. 114, Vale Columbia Center on Sustainable International Investment, February 2014.