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Bilateral Investment Treaties: An unfair proposition for Developing countries

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  • Umakrishnan Kollamparambil

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After the explosive expansion of Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITS) in the 90s, recent times have seen a reduction in the number of new annual BITs (UNCTAD 2012). With rising number, prominence and success of BIT claims, there is an increasing realization that traditional BITs put undue risk on the host nations without obligating the investors […]

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  • Umakrishnan Kollamparambil, 2016. "Bilateral Investment Treaties: An unfair proposition for Developing countries," Working Papers 76, Economic Research Southern Africa.
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    1. Mather, David, 2011. "Poverty, AIDS, Orphanhood, Gender, and Child Schooling in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review of the Evidence," Food Security International Development Working Papers 119319, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics.
    2. Bose-Duker, Theophiline & Henry, Michael & Strobl, Eric, 2021. "Child fostering and the educational outcomes of Jamaican children," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 87(C).
    3. Cally Ardington & Murray Leibbrandt, 2010. "Orphanhood and Schooling in South Africa: Trends in the Vulnerability of Orphans between 1993 and 2005," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 58(3), pages 507-536, April.

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    Keywords

    Emerging economies; International Agreements ; Technological Innovation;
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    JEL classification:

    • F1 - International Economics - - Trade
    • F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
    • O11 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
    • O19 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - International Linkages to Development; Role of International Organizations

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