Corruption: A Grabbing-Hand or a Helping-Hand for Foreign Direct Investment: Evidence From East African Countries
MENGISTU NEGA LAKEW
Abstract:FDI is an integral part of globalization and global economy that generates employment, enhance technological and product development, and ultimately economic development and growth. Given its importance FDI is affected by various socio-economic and political factors such as corruption. But there is no conscience whether corruption plays a grabbing-hand role or a helping hand role for FDI inflow. The aim of the study is to examine the Corruption-FDI nexus in selected East African countries for the time span 199… Show more
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