Foreign Investment
Case: Porter, M., and Ketels, C., “Indonesia: Attracting foreign investment” Harvard Business School case no. 9-708-420, January 11th 2013 (£)
Case preparation: Foreign Investment in Indonesia, May 2016 |
Activity: Indonesia survey |
Tyler Cowen wants to fund the following question:
- What should Widodo do? Indonesia is a large, populous middle-income country. It faces no major near-term security threats. It has a small manufacturing base and no major non-commodity export sectors. What is the best non-bureaucratic 10 page economic development briefing document and set of prescriptions that one could write for Indonesia’s president?
Here’s my analysis of Belarus, using many complementary concepts.
- Also see my page on Country Competitiveness Dashboard.
Learning Objectives: Consider the role of foreign investment in economic development. Perform a country competitiveness exercise.
Focus on diversity: Asli Demirguc-Kunt is Chief Economist for Europe and Central Asia at the World Bank. Spotlight on sustainability: This session reveals how policy makers can incorporate social factors in a development plan |