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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > international relations > international trade > foreign direct investment > resource-seeking investment
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > poverty > economics of poverty > international trade > foreign direct investment > resource-seeking investment
... > social science subjects > economics > economic concepts > international trade > foreign direct investment > resource-seeking investment
... > social science subjects > business and management > international business > international trade > foreign direct investment > resource-seeking investment
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > law and political science > international trade > foreign direct investment > resource-seeking investment
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > law and political science > international trade > foreign direct investment > resource-seeking investment
... > social science subjects > economics > economic concepts > market (economics) > foreign direct investment > resource-seeking investment
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > governance > market (economics) > foreign direct investment > resource-seeking investment
... > social science subjects > business and management > management settings > business management > governance > market (economics) > foreign direct investment > resource-seeking investment
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > poverty > economics of poverty > foreign direct investment > resource-seeking investment
... > social science subjects > economics > economic concepts > political economy > foreign direct investment > resource-seeking investment
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > political economy > foreign direct investment > resource-seeking investment
... > social science subjects > business and management > finance > investment (finance) > foreign direct investment > resource-seeking investment

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resource-seeking investment  

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  • Resource-seeking investment is one of the types of foreign direct investment; it mainly focuses on rich raw materials, low-cost unskilled and skilled labor, technological assets, and physical infrastructure. According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), resource-seeking investment was the most common foreign direct investment (FDI) type in the 19th and 20th centuries, representing the basis of colonial relationships between Europe and other countries. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World; Resource-Seeking Investment]

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