1st Edition

Investment, Growth and Employment Perspectives for Policy

Edited By Ciaran Driver, Paul Temple Copyright 1999
384 Pages
by Routledge

384 Pages
by Routledge

384 Pages
by Routledge

Investment - in both facilities and know-how - is essential for growth. Economists try to understand the forces that determine investment, but investment behaviour is unruly; often the term animal spirits is used to explain the resulting volatility. This volume presents studies to explain international investment behaviour and assess its impact on growth and jobs. The authors also examine policy... Read more
List of figures, List of tables, List of contributors, Preface, Acknowledgements, PART I The determinants of investment, PART II The consequences of investment, PART III The policy lessons, Index

Biography

Ciaran Driver, Paul Temple