A COMPARISON OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN TURKEY AND EGYPT: MOTIVATIONS AND OBSTACLES

Year 2010, Volume: 29 Issue: 2, 153 - 172, 17.03.2015

Devrim Dumludağ

Abstract

This paper compares the political economy of foreign direct investment
(FDI) in relation to economic development strategies and legal framework for
foreign firms in Egypt and Turkey. The paper briefly examines the FDI
performances of these countries starting from the end of the nineteenth century to
the first decades of the twenty first century. In addition, in this paper, the legal
framework for FDI is analyzed. Finally the paper put emphasis on the similarities
between the FDI performances and the obstacles that foreign investors face in these
countries.

Keywords

Egypt, Turkey, Economic Conditions, Legal0Framework

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Keywords

Mısır, Türkiye, Ekonomik Koşullar, Doğrudan Yabancı Yatırım, Hukuki Çerçeve

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