Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. 1. Introduction 1
5. Part I. Investment Incentives: An Introduction
6. 2. Types of Investment Incentives 17
7. 3. Definitions, Motivations, and Locational Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment 45
8. Part II. A Global Overview of Investment Incentives
9. 4. The Use of Investment Incentives: The Cases of R&D-Related Incentives and International Investment Agreements 63
10. 5. Incentives in the European Union 94
11. 6. Incentives in the United States 122
12. 7. Tax Incentives Around the World 153
13. Part III. Designing Incentives Programs to Get Value for Money and Achieve Intended Goals
14. 8. A Holistic Approach to Investment Incentives 179
15. 9. Investment Incentives for Sustainable Development 204
16. 10. Cost-Benefit Analysis of Investment Incentives 228
17. Part IV. Reducing Incentives Competition: Regulatory Efforts to Limit “Races to the Bottom”
18. 11. Regulation of Investment Incentives: National and Subnational Efforts to Regulate Competition for Investment Through the Use of Incentives 251
19. 12. Regulation of Investment Incentives: Instruments at an International/Supranational Level 264
20. 13. Conclusions: Outstanding Issues on the Design and Implementation of Incentives Policies 323
21. Acknowledgments 329
22. Contributors 331
23. Index 335