Trade and Investment Division
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

 
Investment Promotion and Enterprise Development Bulletin for
Asia and the Pacific, No. 2 (ST/ESCAP/2322)



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  1. SELECTED ISSUES ON PROMOTION AND ATTRACTION
    OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN LEAST
    DEVELOPED COUNTRIES AND ECONOMIES IN
    TRANSITION

    2. Introduction
    1. Foreign direct investment: concepts and determinants
    2. Policy considerations for foreign direct investment
      attraction at the macro-level
    3. Investment promotion and facilitation: issues and
      measures at the micro-level
    4. Conclusions


  2. INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY-BUILDING FOR SMALL
    AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE PROMOTION
    AND DEVELOPMENT
    1. Status and contribution of SMEs in selected Asian
      countries and areas
    2. Challenges and prospects in capacity-building for SMEs
    3. Institutions for SME promotion and development
    4. Lessons learned and new framework for capacity-
      building of SMEs in developing countries
    5. Conclusions and recommendations

  3. SOCIAL ENTERPRISE: A FRONTIER FOR ALTERNATIVE
    ENTREPRENEURSHIP

    4. Introduction
    1. Social enterprise in context
    2. Social enterprise in snapshots
    3. Sources of finance
    4. Social enterprises versus other types of enterprises
    5. Conclusions: Why social enterprise?




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Last updated: 19 March 2004