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Record 1 1994-08-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Co-operation and Development
  • Economic Doctrines, Systems and Policies
  • Industry-Government Relations (Econ.)
CONT

Most of the benefits of foreign investment are economic in nature. ... There is no strong "noneconomic" or social argument for foreign ownership or control as an ethical end in itself. ... the economic argument for continuing to permit, or encourage, foreign ownership is that infusions of capital from abroad raise the productivity of Canadian labor. In this way they raise GNP, and make it possible for the population to grow without diminishing returns.

Key term(s)
  • foreign control

French

Domaine(s)
  • Coopération et développement économiques
  • Doctrines, systèmes et politiques économiques
  • Relations de l'industrie avec l'État (Écon.)
DEF

Possession totale ou partielle de certaines ressources nationales par des compagnies ou des particuliers d'autres pays.

Key term(s)
  • investissements étrangers
  • mainmise étrangère
  • domination étrangère
  • prise de participation étrangère

Spanish

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