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Author: Jodi-Ann Stephenson

24 Aug

New Wine in Old Casks: The Imperial Legacies of FDI Protection and its Chilling Effect on the Regulatory Autonomy of Latin American and Caribbean States

Jodi-Ann Stephenson The socio-political context of colonialism and imperialism, within which the rules on foreign investment protection originated, has had an enduring effect on the evolution of foreign direct investment (‘FDI’) and its protection. Despite the formal ending of colonialism, the imperial space within which the rules of foreign investment protection originated has profoundly impacted the character and development of modern...

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