The Impact Of Foreign Direct Investment On Indian Economy

FDI in India has a significant role in development of India. FDI in India to various sectors can attain sustained economic growth and development through creation of jobs, expansion of existing manufacturing industries. The inflow of FDI in service sectors and construction and development sector attained substantial sustained economic growth and development through creation of jobs in India.

During the 1990s, the governments of South Asian countries acted as ‘facilitators’ to attract FDI. As a result, the inflow of FDI increased. However, to become an attractive FDI destination as China, Singapore, or Brazil, South Asia has to improve the local conditions of doing business. This book, based on research that blends theory, empirical evidence, and policy, asks and attempts to answer a few core questions relevant to FDI policy in South Asian countries: Which major reforms have succeeded? What are the factors that influence FDI inflows? What has been the impact of FDI on macroeconomic performance? Which policy priorities/reforms needed to boost FDI are pending? These questions and answers should interest policy makers, academics, and all those interested in FDI in the South Asian region and in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

Inhaltsangabe:Abstract: With the onset of reforms to liberalise the Indian economy in July of 1991, a new chapter has dawned for India and her billion plus population. This period of economic transition has had a tremendous impact on the overall economic development of almost all major sectors of the economy, and its effects over the last decade can hardly be overlooked. Besides, it also marks the advent of the real integration of the Indian economy into the global economy. This era of reforms has also ushered in a remarkable change in the Indian mindset, as it deviates from the traditional values held since Independence in 1947, such as self reliance and socialistic policies of economic development, which mainly due to the inward looking restrictive form of governance, resulted in the isolation, overall backwardness and inefficiency of the economy, amongst a host of other problems. This, despite the fact that India has always had the potential to be on the fast track to prosperity. Now that India is in the process of restructuring her economy, with aspirations of elevating herself from her present desolate position in the world, the need to speed up her economic development is even more imperative. And having witnessed the positive role that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has played in the rapid economic growth of most of the Southeast Asian countries and most notably China, India has embarked on an ambitious plan to emulate the successes of her neighbours to the east and is trying to sell herself as a safe and profitable destination for FDI. The main objective of this thesis is to show whether India is really that attractive as a host to FDI and whether she is likely to succeed in her endeavour to be able to use FDI as a tool to accelerate her economic growth. In order to achieve this task, starting with the liberalisation process, there will be a brief description of the economic development of India since Independence and its role in leading to the dire economic situation, which ultimately culminated in the initiation of reforms to open up the economy to foreign investors and competition, whereby the reforms relating, directly and indirectly, to FDI will be closely described. Then there will be a brief explanation of the theoretical background of FDI, i.e. what it exactly means and the driving forces behind it, whereby concentrating mainly on the eclectic theory and then applying it to the prevailing situation in India by concentrating [...]

This research based book offers insight to the changing perspectives regarding FDI from traditional theory to new theory, from local to global link, and from opportunity to responsibility. Readers will understand the various factors, determinants, and theories that underpin the presence of firms in the global economy. The author illustrates, by way of case studies, specific implications of FDI policy and practice on issues like ecology and environment, technology transfer, labor market, and relevance of further liberalization policies in FDI in the context of Indian economy. The coverage for such an important theme is too vast to cover in a single volume; therefore, this volume restricts its analysis to a select few themes in hopes that this endeavor will trigger an ongoing debate on myriad aspects and concerns of FDI on countries like India.

In a world of intensifying competition and technological change, the complementary and catalytic role of foreign capital is very valuable. This book presents an emerging scenario in India with regard to different types foreign capital inflows. It examines the trends and patterns of foreign investment in India in the pre and post liberalization periods vis-a-vis the major policy changes during these periods, The book sheds light on significance of foreign investment, emerging markets. It aptly describes how foreign direct investment helps in the economic development of host country by increasing financial resources, providing technology and enhancing professional skills and deliberates on theoretical underpinnings. The statistical profile and analysis provided in the study is revealing. Chapter on Non-resident India's investment in India is thought provoking and provides the policy variables to attract NRI investments. The book also discusses the role of Foreign Institutional Investors (Fll) in the stock market development and analyses how Euro issues phenomenon has emerged after liberalisation. Tax-related issues in respect of foreign investment are discussed to show how the tax incentives to FDI make the investment competitive against domestic companies. Models of foreign direct investment and portfolio investment are given and the determinants of two types of investments are discussed. Since the Vv7O regime is to be fully operational in coming two years, the book analyses the flow of investment in the context of TRIMS, GATS, TRIPs and highlights the implications of proposed agreements on FDI. The book also suggests a strategy to be followed while analyzing the impact of emerging WTO regime on the inflow of foreign investment. This book deals with all aspects of foreign investments and would be of use to all interested in the study of Foreign Investment in India and to policy-makers and students of management, commerce and economics. In a world of intensifying competition and technological change, the complementary and catalytic role of foreign capital is very valuable. This book presents an emerging scenario in India with regard to different types foreign capital inflows. It examines the trends and patterns of foreign investment in India in the pre and post liberalization periods vis-a-vis the major policy changes during these periods, The book sheds light on significance of foreign investment, emerging markets. It aptly describes how foreign direct investment helps in the economic development of host country by increasing financial resources, providing technology and enhancing professional skills and deliberates on theoretical underpinnings. The statistical profile and analysis provided in the study is revealing. Chapter on Non-resident India's investment in India is thought provoking and provides the policy variables to attract NRI investments. The book also discusses the role of Foreign Institutional Investors (Fll) in the stock market development and analyses how Euro issues phenomenon has emerged after liberalisation. Tax-related issues in respect of foreign investment are discussed to show how the tax incentives to FDI make the investment competitive against domestic companies. Models of foreign direct investment and portfolio investment are given and the determinants of two types of investments are discussed. Since the Vv7O regime is to be fully operational in coming two years, the book analyses the flow of investment in the context of TRIMS, GATS, TRIPs and highlights the implications of proposed agreements on FDI. The book also suggests a strategy to be followed while analyzing the impact of emerging WTO regime on the inflow of foreign investment. This book deals with all aspects of foreign investments and would be of use to all interested in the study of Foreign Investment in India and to policy-makers and students of management, commerce and economics.

Foreign Direct Investment and Indian Economy is an important addition to the growing literature on the role and importance of FDI since initiation of economic reforms in India in 1991 with a specific focus on its impact on Indian economy. This book is distributed over seven broad chapters, namely, Concept and Means, Importance of Foreign Direct Investment with Respect to India, Nature and Magnitude of FDI Flows in India, Impacts of Foreign Direct Investment on Indian Economy, FDI in India : Their Anticipated and Actual Roles, FDI Inflows into India : Survey Results, and Conclusions and Policy Prescriptions. Based on empirical study with a focus on post-economic reforms period, this book will provide significant insights to the growing impact of FDI on the Indian economy It is expected that this book will be quite useful for the students, researchers, academicians and policy-makers in particular and for the interested people in general.