Introduction / Ana Teresa Tavares-Lehmann, Lisa Sachs, Lise Johnson, and Perrine Toledano -- Types of investment incentives / Ana Teresa Tavares-Lehmann -- Definitions, motivations and locational determinants of FDI / Sarianna M. Lundan -- The use of investment incentives : the cases of r&d related incentives and international investment agreements / Christian Bellak and Markus Leibrecht -- Incentives in the EU / Phillipe Gugler -- Incentives in the United States / Charles Krakoff and Chris Steele -- Tax incentives around the world / Sebastian James -- A holistic approach to investment incentives / Louis Brennan and Frances Ruane -- Investment incentives for sustainable development / James Zhan and Joachim Karl -- Cost-benefit analysis of investment incentives / Ellen Harpel -- Regulation of investment incentives : national and subnational efforts to regulate competition for investment through the use of incentives / Kenneth P. Thomas -- Regulation of investment incentives : instrument at an international/supranational level / Lise Johnson -- Conclusions: outstanding issues on incentive policies design and implementation / Lise Johnson, Perrine Toledano, Lisa Sachs, and Ana Teresa Tavares Lehmann -- Notes -- Index.