Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Research Questions -- 1.2. Overview of the Book -- 1.3. Advantages of the Present Book -- References -- 2. Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment: Theoretical Approaches -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Theories of FDI -- 2.2.1. Hymer's Contributions to International Business -- 2.2.2. Internalization Theory -- 2.2.3. The Eclectic Paradigm -- 2.2.4. The Investment Development Path (IDP) -- 2.2.5. Contributions of the Uppsala Model to FDI Theory -- 2.3. New Perspectives in FDI Theory -- 2.3.1. Institutions and FDI -- 2.3.2. Institutions and International Business -- 2.3.3. Emerging Economies and FDI -- 2.4. General Model of FDI Determinants -- 2.4.1. Economic Performance Perspective -- 2.4.2. Institutional Environment Perspective -- 2.4.3. Absorptive Capacity Perspective -- 2.5. Conclusions -- References -- 3. General Institutional Framework of Foreign Direct Investment in Brazil -- 3.1. Global Patterns of FDI -- 3.1.1. Before the 2008 Global Financial Crisis -- 3.1.2. After the 2008 Global Financial Crisis -- 3.2. Brazil's Political Economic Frameworks in Historical Perspective -- 3.2.1. Economic Policies Before the 1990s -- 3.2.2. Economic Policies From the 1990s to After the Global Crisis -- 3.3. General Framework of FDI -- 3.3.1. The Restrictive FDI Framework -- 3.3.2. The Period of Economic Openness -- 3.4. Patterns and Strategies of FDI in Brazil -- 3.4.1. Evolution of FDI in Brazil -- 3.4.2. Distribution of FDI by Country and Region of Origin -- 3.4.3. Sectoral Distribution of FDI -- 3.4.4. Regional Distribution of FDI -- 3.5. FDI Strategies -- 3.5.1. Brief Overview -- 3.5.2. FDI Strategies in the Postreform Period -- 3.5.3. Market-Seeking FDI Strategy -- 3.5.4. Resource-Seeking FDI Strategy -- 3.5.5. Asset-Seeking FDI Strategy -- 3.5.6. Efficiency-Seeking FDI Strategy -- 3.6. Some Final Remarks -- References -- 4. Determinants of Inward FDI in Brazil -- 4.1. Economic Performance and FDI -- 4.1.1. Model and Method -- 4.1.2. Results and Discussion -- 4.2. Institutions, the Global Financial Crisis, and FDI -- 4.2.1. Model and Method -- 4.2.2. Model Estimates and Discussion -- 4.3. Industry Effect -- 4.4. Some Concluding Remarks -- References -- 5. Evolution and Determinants of OFDI -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. OFDI From Latin America: Different Cycles -- 5.3. Evolution and Patterns of OFDI From Brazil -- 5.3.1. The Evolution of OFDI From Brazil -- 5.3.2. Geographical Distribution of Brazilian OFDI -- 5.3.3. Sectoral Distribution of Brazilian OFDI -- 5.4. Quantitative Assessments of OFDI Determinants -- 5.4.1. Home-Country Effect: Economic Performance -- 5.4.2. Host-Country Effect: Economic and Distance Effects -- 5.5. Strategies of Brazilian MNCs: Final Remarks -- References -- 6. FDI and Economic Growth -- 6.1. General Theoretical Framework -- 6.2. Quantitative Assessment of the Determinants of Economic Growth -- 6.2.1. Dependent Variable -- 6.2.2. Independent Variables -- 6.2.3. Control Variables -- 6.3. Concluding Remarks -- 6.3.1. Precatching-up Stage -- 6.3.2. Catching-up Stage -- 6.3.3. Prefrontier-Sharing Stage -- References -- 7. Conclusions -- 7.1. General Framework -- 7.2. Institutional Determinants of Inward FDI -- 7.3. Determinants of Outward FDI -- 7.4. FDI and Economic Development -- References.