@article{THESIS,
      recid = {7103},
      author = {Chen, Guanzhuo},
      title = {Intricate Ambivalence: Foreign Direct Investment and the  Onset of Civil Disputes in Developing Economies  (2008-2017)},
      publisher = {University of Chicago},
      school = {M.A.},
      address = {2023-8},
      number = {THESIS},
      abstract = {This paper analyzes the effect of Foreign Direct  Investment in Land acquisition and cultural difference  between investors and host government on the likelihood of  the outbreak of Civil Disputes in Developing Countries. The  study highlights two significant mechanisms through which  FDI can potentially ignite civil unrest in developing  nations. Firstly, foreign land acquisitions can exacerbate  land disputes and protests due to intensified competition  and conflicting perceptions of land ownership. Secondly,  cultural disparities between MNCs and local communities can  breed misunderstandings and mistrust, prompting protests  against perceived cultural infringements and calls for  reduced foreign business operations. Through the analysis  of a sample of 15 developing countries from Latin America  and Africa from 2008 to 2017, the statistical results  suggested that FDI in land has a controversial effect on  the occurrence of domestic farmer-related disputes in  developing economies, and the occurrence of localities-MNC  disputes tends to decrease in countries where their beliefs  in work ethics align more closely with the investing  economy.},
      url = {http://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/7103},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.6082/uchicago.7103},
}