The Effects of Primary Sector Foreign Investment on Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Agriculture Production in Less-Developed Countries, 1980-99

2007 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew K. Jorgenson
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Foreign Investment ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Emissions ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Less Developed Countries ◽  
Primary Sector

scholarly journals Environmental Homogenization or Heterogenization? The Effects of Globalization on Carbon Dioxide Emissions, 1970–2014

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 2752 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Wang ◽  
Tao Zhou ◽  
Hao Chen ◽  
Zhihai Rong
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Carbon Emissions ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Emissions ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Exchange Theory ◽  
Less Developed Countries ◽  
World Polity ◽  
Unequal Exchange ◽  
World Polity Theory ◽  
Ecological Unequal Exchange

Globalization significantly influences climate change. Ecological modernization theory and world polity theory suggest that globalization reduces carbon dioxide emissions worldwide by facilitating economic, political, social, and cultural homogenization, whereas ecological unequal exchange theory indicates that cumulative economic and political disparities lead to an uneven distribution of emissions in developed and less developed countries. This study addresses this controversy and systematically investigates the extent to which different dimensions of globalization influence carbon emissions in developed and less developed countries by treating globalization as a dynamic historical process involving economic, political, and social/cultural dimensions in a long-term, cross-national context. Drawing on data for 137 countries from 1970 to 2014, we find that while globalization, social and cultural globalization in particular, has enabled developed countries to significantly decrease their carbon emissions, it has led to more emissions in less developed countries, lending support to the ecological unequal exchange theory. Consistent with world polity theory, international political integration has contributed to carbon reductions over time. We highlight the internal tension between environmental conservation and degradation in a globalizing world and discuss the opportunities for less developed countries to reduce emissions.

scholarly journals Balance of Payments Effects of Investment in Manufacturing: The Case of Nigeria

1979 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 225-234
Author(s):  
Olukunle Iyanda
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Foreign Exchange ◽  
Foreign Investment ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Balance Of Payments ◽  
Less Developed Countries

In recent years, many less developed countries have thrown open their doors to foreign investment in manufacturing. It is believed that, by producing goods locally which otherwise would have been imported, foreign exchange would be conserved. This paper analyses the balance of payments impact of foreign direct investment in the manufacturing sector of Nigeria's economy to determine whether it is cheaper to produce locally through foreign-owned firms or to use any other alternate means of supplying local demand.

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