Brazilian Decree Regulating Expropriations
In: International legal materials: ILM, Band 1, Heft 1, S. 124-125
ISSN: 1930-6571
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In: International legal materials: ILM, Band 1, Heft 1, S. 124-125
ISSN: 1930-6571
In: Economy and society, Band 12, Heft 1, S. 69-108
ISSN: 1469-5766
In: L Homme et la société, Band 41, Heft 1, S. 161-174
In: American journal of international law: AJIL, Band 58, Heft 2, S. 445-450
ISSN: 2161-7953
We develop a politico-economic model to analyze the relationship between mode of entry into a new market and institutional quality of the host country. A foreign investor can either purchase a domestic firm, what we consider as FDI, or form a joint venture, in which the control right over the firm rests with the domestic entrepreneur. In an autocratic regime, the ruling elite uses its political power to implement expropriatory policies. In an integrated firm the risk of expropriation targets the foreign investor whereas in a joint venture the domestic agent bears this risk. We determine the equilibrium level of the probability of expropriation and show that the ruling elite, by choosing it, discriminates in favor of the foreign investor. This has implications for the form of invested capital, and thus for the organizational structure of active firms in the host country.
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In: Oxford international arbitration series
In: Précis des droit Stämpfli
In: Actions thématiques programmées 12
In: Sciences humaines
In: Cambridge studies in international and comparative law No. 6
In: European business
In: ICSID review: foreign investment law journal, Band 33, Heft 2, S. 349-357
ISSN: 2049-1999
In: American journal of international law: AJIL, Band 78, Heft 1, S. 176-178
ISSN: 2161-7953
Eminent domain is an important developmental device for countries attempting to generate rapid growth within a free enterprise context. In Brazil and Argentina, however, spiraling inflation, combined with delayed compensation, often result in public confiscation of private property, thereby seriously undermining the confidence of private investors in the governments of both countries. In examining various measures designed to correct the problem, Professor Rosenn illuminates one aspect of the relationship between law and development.
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