INVESTMENT CLIMATE - NECESSARY AND SUFFICIENT CONDITIONS DETERMINING FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FLOW TO POLAND Cover Image

KLIMAT INWESTYCYJNY - KONIECZNE I WYSTARCZAJĄCE CZYNNIKI DETERMINUJĄCE NAPŁYW BEZPOŚREDNICH INWESTYCJI ZAGRANICZNYCH DO POLSKI
INVESTMENT CLIMATE - NECESSARY AND SUFFICIENT CONDITIONS DETERMINING FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FLOW TO POLAND

Author(s): Agnieszka Szczepkowska-Flis
Subject(s): Business Economy / Management, Economic history, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010)
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika
Keywords: Investment climate; foreign direct investment flow; Poland; Business climate from 1990 to 2004; Poland;

Summary/Abstract: Since 2001 there has been a considerable decline in foreign direct investment in Poland. Although the downward trend stalled in 2004, experience shows that the leading market position is something to struggle for constantly, and its retaining consists in the raising of the country’s attractiveness for potential investors. The decisions on FDI location understandably depend on political, social, economic, legislative factors which either encourage or discourage foreign investment in a given country. The aim of this article is an attempt at defining business climate in Poland from 1990 to 2004 as a factor attracting FDI. It focuses on analyzing legislative and economic factors classified as indispensable and satisfactory for stimulating foreign investment. The former relate to laws and regulations concerning business entity whereas the latter concern the location country economic situation which either directly or indirectly affects the effectiveness of a particular investment.

  • Issue Year: 2/2006
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 357-380
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: Polish