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Pal, Timea (2016). Security, Welfare and Economic Considerations in the Embrace of Investments from Emerging Economies: The Case of Portugal. Policy Response to Emerging Economy FDI in Portugal. 1-20

T. O. Pal,  "Security, Welfare and Economic Considerations in the Embrace of Investments from Emerging Economies: The Case of Portugal", in Policy Response to Emerging Economy FDI in Portugal, pp. 1-20, 2016

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	author = "Pal, Timea",
	title = "Security, Welfare and Economic Considerations in the Embrace of Investments from Emerging Economies: The Case of Portugal",
	year = "2016"
}

TY  - EJOUR
TI  - Security, Welfare and Economic Considerations in the Embrace of Investments from Emerging Economies: The Case of Portugal
T2  - Policy Response to Emerging Economy FDI in Portugal
AU  - Pal, Timea
PY  - 2016
SP  - 1-20
AB  - Increasing flows of foreign direct investments (FDI) from emerging economies over the last decade
have often resulted in resistance among advanced economies. This article examines responses in
Portugal, an important destination of international investments from Angola, Brazil and China.
Contrary to other advanced economies, Portugal retained a highly receptive policy framework, even
as it experienced some resistance at the political and public levels. The analysis makes three essential
contributions. First, it distinguishes between FDI resistance at policy, political and public levels that
have been largely conflated so far. Second, it underlines the importance of economic considerations
that can counterbalance concerns over national security and societal welfare, two common
mechanisms associated with resistance in other countries. Third, it illustrates with the case of FDI
from Angola, that under some conditions, concerns over welfare in the country of origin, rather than
in the country of destination, can fuel calls to restrict investments.
ER  -