What factors attract foreign direct investment?
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Increasingly the world is becoming globalised and the riots at Seattle, Stockholm and Genoa provide some evidence of the power and control of Multinational or Transnational Companies (MNCs/TNCs) and the subsequent backlash against this. The forces that have led to the growth of MNCs/TNCs are manifold but would include the reduction in trade barriers, the development of the global triad trading block system (South East Asia and China, Europe, and North America), the liberalisation and deregulation of markets, the move towards world-wide privatisation, strategic decisions by organisations that wish to dominate world markets as their domestic market growth rates have slowed down, and the increased competition some organisations are finding in their domestic markets. All these factors together have seen the growth almost year-on-year of foreign direct investment (FDI), as organisations seek to take advantage of market and cost saving opportunities both within Europe and in the UK in particular.

Whilst a growing number of econometric and survey-based studies have been published that focus on the key influences which determine inbound FDI at the national level, relatively few studies exist into the forces which affect the distribution of FDI between UK regions. The aim of this paper is to rectify this omission by seeking to identify and analyse a set of factors that influence the attraction of inbound FDI to UK regions.

LOCATIONAL CHOICE OF FDI BY TNCs

Theoretical work by Stopford and Strange (1991) and Dunning (1993) suggests that four main factors determine the national and regional location of FDI by transnational corporations (TNCs). These are: (physical, labour or technological); the search for markets (following customers, suppliers or competitors abroad, seeking increased familiarity with the local business environment or reducing their costs of supplying a foreign market); the search for efficiency (exploiting different factor endowments, cultures, institutional arrangements, economic systems and policies and market structures); and finally the search for strategic assets (enabling them to sustain and advance their international competitive advantages). In addition, national and regional resource endowments; market access and potential; favourable competitive positions; strong consumer demand; and favourable government policies can all help in attracting FDI to specific national and regional locations.

This paper focuses on three main ‘influencers’ of inbound investment: market, resources, and efficiency-seeking FDI. Strategic asset-seeking FDI is excluded from the study, since it proved incapable of measurement using the published UK data available at the time of the preliminary study.

EARLIER STUDIES

Studies carried out in the USA and the UK provide further support for the importance of resources, market and efficiency considerations in determining the distribution of inbound FDI at the regional level. A number of American studies (Bagchi-Sen and Wheeler, 1989; McConnell, 1980; Mandell and Killian, 1974; Arpan and Ricks, 1995) suggest that market-related factors, such as market proximity, population size and growth rates, levels of per capita retail spending and regional infrastructure provision are also found to be of importance in attracting FDI at the regional level. Other studies (Little, 1978; Glickman and Woodward, 1988; Mandell and Killian, 1974 and Arpan and Ricks, 1995) indicate that the location of FDI is especially sensitive to resource-based influences, such as labour availability, wage differentials and educational attainment levels. Efficiencyrelated factors including government aid, state spending levels, regional taxation levels and the level of industrial development in host regions are also significant (see McConnell, 1980; Mandell and Killian, 1974; Arpan and Ricks, 1995).

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M069 Chevrolet Bel-Air - USA San Diego Co CA
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Chevrolet 73 squeezed for violating New Jersey’s lemon law (Press of Atlantic City)
Berlin-based auto dealer Chevrolet 73, Inc., will pay $200,000 to settle charges it violated New Jersey’s Consumer Fraud Act and Used Car Lemon Law, the state said this week. The dealership also agreed to comply with state and federal laws in the future. In a lawsuit filed in Nov-ember…

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Hobart chief settling into office / nwi.com
Twenty-four days into office this has been a learning experience especially from the administrative side of the job ” Gonzalez said during an interview last week. Gonzalez an avid NASCAR fan already has decorated his office with miniature cars and photos including one of a 1971 Chevrolet Camaro he helped rebuild from scratch.

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Hobart chief settling into office / nwi.com
Twenty-four days into office this has been a learning experience especially from the administrative side of the job ” Gonzalez said during an interview last week. Gonzalez an avid NASCAR fan already has decorated his office with miniature cars and photos including one of a 1971 Chevrolet Camaro he helped rebuild from scratch.

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A Glimpse at the Chevrolet Camaro Concept Driving
A Glimpse at the Chevrolet Camaro Concept Driving1 min - Jan 4, 2008The new Chevy Camaro Concept starred in the Transformers movie, and you too will soon be able to pilot this dream muscle car on your road of choice. Expect great muscle car looks and Corvette like speed. Check us out at Luxvelocity.com [Source GM]

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Transmission considerations: beyond the manual gearbox
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The, six best supplements you’ve never heard of: these secret weapons can help balance your hormones, keep your heart healthy, detoxify your body, lift your mood, boost your energy and maybe even improve your love life!
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Selenium

POWER BENEFIT Essential for proper immune function; may reduce the risk of certain cancers; helps rid the body of free radicals.

THE SCIENCE While some people have already crossed paths with selenium, few know how critical it is to overall health, or how agricultural and processing practices degrade food sources of this essential trace mineral. A powerful antioxidant, selenium works especially well with vitamin E to fight damaging free radicals. It’s vital for the immune system, boosting the body’s defenses against bacteria and viruses, and it may reduce cancer risk, particularly in the prostate, colon, and lungs. The National Cancer Institute is currently sponsoring a study on whether supplementing with selenium and vitamin E can help prevent or delay prostate cancer.

Selenium is found in meat, wheat germ, nuts (particularly Brazil nuts), eggs, oats, whole-wheat bread, and brown rice. “But modern farming practices have depleted the soil, so many people don’t get sufficient selenium from their diets anymore,” says Tanya Edwards, M.D., medical director for the Center for Integrative Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. Refining and processing also reduce selenium levels, which is why eating whole, unprocessed, organic food is the best way to obtain the nutrient.

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House of the Year: this craftsman-inspired home is factory-built–proving modular has moved far beyond the bland box.(CONSTRUCTION)
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Tata plans cheapest-ever car for Indian market
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To be launched in 2008, the ‘people’s car’ will cost just 100,000 rupees (pounds 1,300) and is set to become the Model T Ford for the 21st century.

The vehicle will be aimed at the Indian market where car ownership is low. Tata hopes to price the car cheaply enough to tempt people off their bicycles and motorcycles and on to four wheels.

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