Overview

This book explores the economic and political effects of Chinese outward foreign direct investment (COFDI) through in-depth and comparative analyses of COFDI in economically and politically diverse Southeast Asia countries. Featuring 21 case studies of COFDI in Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Cambodia, the book looks at three core effects, namely, employment, technology transfer, and domestic political effects. The case studies also explore the negative social outcomes of Chinese investments in these nations as well as serious environmental issues linked to COFDI, ranging from the destruction of forests to the loss of biodiversity to air and noise pollution. Revealing both the negative and positive impacts of COFDI in these Southeast Asian nations, this book will be a valuable resource to policymakers as well as students and scholars of Chinese and Southeast Asian economics and politics.

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Author:   Jean-Marc Blanchard
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.630kg
ISBN:  

9781041066002

ISBN 10:   1041066007
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   16 October 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Southeast Asia as a Window into the Effects of Chinese Outward FDI: Hopes, Hypes, and Happenings 2. China’s Outward Foreign Direct Investment in ASEAN: Features, Drivers, and Future Prospects 3. China’s Investment in Indonesia: Growth, Effects, Challenges, and Prospects 4. The Effects of COFDI in Thailand: Producing Lessons from Four Manufacturing Cases 5. The Effect of COFDI in the Philippines: Muted Economically and Problematic Politically 6. Evaluating the Effects of Chinese Outward FDI in Malaysia: Insights from the Digital Free Trade Zone and Country Garden Cases 7. Chinese Foreign Direct Investment in Myanmar: Investment Realization and Effects 8. The Effects of COFDI in Cambodia 9. Chinese Outward Foreign Direct Investment and Technology Transfer: Deductions, Data, and their Meaning for Southeast Asia 10. Environmental Outcomes of COFDI in Southeast Asia

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Jean-Marc F. Blanchard is the Founding Executive Director of the Mr. & Mrs. S.H. Wong Center for the Study of Multinational Corporations.

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