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Case study (1) Focus on FDI

Kenya Should Sew the Torn Pockets!


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  1. Define the term Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).
  2. Is encouraging FDI more likely to be associated with a market oriented strategy or an interventionist strategy? Explain the reasons for your choice.
  3. Describe the factors identified in the article that impede FDI.
  4. Identify the sectors of the Kenyan economy that have attracted FDI in the current millennium.
  5. Analyse the costs and benefits to the Kenyan economy of encouraging FDI.
  6. Examine the contention that FDI is likely to have a greater impact on growth than development.