An Empirical Analysis of the Effects of Agricultural FDI on the International Competitiveness of Agricultural Products in China
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50430#.VD9BLlfHRK0 Author(s) Yanqing Jiang , Gaoyan Shi Affiliation(s) School of Economics and Finance, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, China . ABSTRACT Under the background of the reform and opening-up, as well as continuous economic growth and development, China’s attractiveness for foreign direct investment (FDI hereinafter) has shown an increasing trend year after year. However, FDI is distributed unevenly in the three broad industrial sectors. Through our investigation to the utilization of agricultural FDI, we find that the size and scale of FDI utilized in agriculture lagged far behind with manufacturing and service sectors and distrib...