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Rodney,

You are very sweet to do all this work. I am in BC but the students in the
group are not.

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> Sep 10, 2012 – Hong Kong - Premier Christy Clark announced a new trade
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> Rodney
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> Substitutions, typos, and etc curtesy of smart technology that makes dumb
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> On Oct 27, 2012, at 5:49 PM, "Sarah Hernandez"
> <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
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> Dear Georgia,
>   I also am not an expert on this topic, however, I believe the World Bank
> and CIA World Fact book have data on FDI by country.
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> Actually, today's first page of WB has to do with Africa:
> http://www.worldbank.org/. I imagine they have info on FDI. They can find
> the World Development Reports here:
> http://econ.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTDEC/EXTRESEARCH/EXTWDRS/0,,contentMDK:20227703~pagePK:478093~piPK:477627~theSitePK:477624,00.html.
> One of them (old one - 2005) has to do with investment. However, that
> might be a start for issues of theory and references.
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> The CIA World Fact Book is here:
> https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
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> It seems to me that going to the library and asking their librarians for
> help to find books available in their libraries regarding FDI will offer
> the start on the theory. From there they can use the on-line info from WB,
> IMF, and CIA to garner either trends or current data on FDI in Africa
> generally. I suspect, they may be better off exploring two countries in
> the continent. Maybe South Africa and Kenya, or Ghana and Eritrea.
>
> I hope this is helpful.
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> Sarah
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> On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 9:10 PM, gsitara
> <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
> Partners,
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> I have agreed to mentor N1 -foreign direct investments - a topic on which
> I have no expertise but a willingness to learn.  My group has asked me
> for
> some direction and beginning with literature (they are interested in
> Africa in particular and that is the only detail I have so far about
> their
> interest). I wonder if anyone can help direct me so I can help direct
> them.
>
> Thank you
> georgia
>
>> I will take H2, C1,
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>> That leaves I1 and N!...
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>> r
>>> Dear Partners,
>>>
>>>     I'm counting 15 groups (with two separate A groups). We now need
>>> to
>>> have us volunteer to manage some of them. Enzo offered to manage A1,
>>> D1, and G1; Emee is managing D2, G2, S1, V1; and I am managing A2
>>> (if it does not join A1), H1, M1, and J1. Therefore, we only have 4
>>> more to fill (C1,H2, I1, N1). With 10 universities participating, we
>>> should be able to have four other faculty agree to take on one of
>>> these groups.
>>>    The intent is to have a member of the faculty guide the groups in
>>> their research, making sure students are communicating with each
>>> other by setting up a new group in NING, answering questions, and
>>> reminding them of deadlines. So, if you have not volunteered to take
>>> on of these groups, please do select one or two of the remaining
>>> groups: CI,H2,I1, and N1.
>>>
>>>  Thank you!
>>>
>>> Sarah
>>
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> Dr. Georgia Sitara
> Sessional Lecturer
> Departments of History,
> Women's Studies,
> and Social Justice Studies
> University of Victoria
>
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Dr. Georgia Sitara
Sessional Lecturer
Departments of History,
Women's Studies,
and Social Justice Studies
University of Victoria

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