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Constraints To Foreign Direct Investment In Indian Hospitals

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  • RUPA CHANDA

    (Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore 560076, India)

Abstract

This paper examines the impact of a liberalised foreign direct investment (FDI) regime in Indian hospitals on FDI inflows. The paper shows that there is hardly any FDI in Indian hospitals due to domestic constraints such as high initial establishment costs, low health insurance penetration, manpower shortages, high cost of medical equipment, and regulatory deficiencies. These constraints also impede domestic investment in hospitals. The paper concludes that a liberal foreign investment regime may not result in increased FDI inflows if regulatory and structural impediments continue to constrain investment in the host economy. Investment liberalisation must thus be supplemented by domestic regulatory reforms to create an environment that is conducive to all investors.

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  • Rupa Chanda, 2010. "Constraints To Foreign Direct Investment In Indian Hospitals," Journal of International Commerce, Economics and Policy (JICEP), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 1(01), pages 121-143.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:jicepx:v:01:y:2010:i:01:n:s1793993310000020
    DOI: 10.1142/S1793993310000020
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    Cited by:

    1. T.P. Bhat, 2015. "International Trade in Health Care Services: Prospects and Challenges for India," India Quarterly: A Journal of International Affairs, , vol. 71(3), pages 239-254, September.
    2. Kausik Lahiri & Sarmila Banerjee, 2013. "India’s Health-care Sector under GATS: Inquiry into Backward and Forward Linkages," Foreign Trade Review, , vol. 48(3), pages 285-357, August.

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    Keywords

    Foreign direct investment (FDI); hospitals; India; constraints; regulations; reforms; F1; F2;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • F1 - International Economics - - Trade
    • F2 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business

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