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Foreign Direct Investment By Multinational Corporations

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Developing countries lag behind the rest of the world in many aspects of life including economy, education, and welfare. Achieving progress in any of these three areas is important in getting these countries on par or at least closer to the standard of living present in developed nations. Numerous of hypotheses have been posed to tackle and address these issues. This paper examines the aspect of improving the economy and whether or not foreign direct investment by multinational corporations would benefit developing countries. Some may argue, including the renowned artist Frida Kahlo that foreign direct investments may actually lead to a decline in culture and exploitation. However, this paper argues that the economy in developing countries could be significantly improved by properly introducing foreign direct investment by multinational corporations. Foreign direct investment (FDI) made by multinational corporations would spur the economy in developing countries which in turn would lay the groundwork for improvements in other important aspects including education and welfare without a decline in culture and exploitation of citizens.
Developing countries are stuck in a cycle of poverty that can’t be broken from within the domestic economy due to an insufficient supply of investment available in these countries to raise the productivity and income levels of workers. The only way to break the cycle of poverty is through investment from multinational corporations. FDI is an

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