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Since governments can only indirectly affect costs of land and labour , lowering
regulations and taxes are the most direct and effective means of making their
territory attractive to MNCs . The reality of multinational firms ' behaviour is not so
...
Since governments can only indirectly affect costs of land and labour , lowering
regulations and taxes are the most direct and effective means of making their
territory attractive to MNCs . The reality of multinational firms ' behaviour is not so
...
Page 38
points out that the cost of complying with environmental regulations is modest
especially when compared with the costs and uncertainties of relocating to a new
site . There is no certainty that the country to which they relocate would not later ...
points out that the cost of complying with environmental regulations is modest
especially when compared with the costs and uncertainties of relocating to a new
site . There is no certainty that the country to which they relocate would not later ...
Page 112
Second , electricity rates had been kept at low level in these countries ,
particularly in Indonesia , where electricity was subsidized heavily by the
government and electricity rates could barely cover the marginal production costs
.
Second , electricity rates had been kept at low level in these countries ,
particularly in Indonesia , where electricity was subsidized heavily by the
government and electricity rates could barely cover the marginal production costs
.
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developing a responsive regulation | 13 |
race to the bottom | 29 |
electricity reforms in Eastern Europe | 49 |
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| Title | Deregulation and Its Discontents: Rewriting the Rules in Asia |
| Editors | M. Ramesh, Michael Howlett |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Edward Elgar, 2006 |
| ISBN | 1845428773, 9781845428778 |
| Length | 250 pages |
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