Pros and cons of foreign direct investments on local economy: A case-study on the Cluj County

Authors

  • Marius Cristea North-West Development Agency
  • Stefana A.D. Varvari Babes-Bolyai University
  • József Benedek Babes-Bolyai University

Keywords:

foreign direct investments, FDI determinants, FDI inflows

Abstract

Foreign direct investments represent an essential factor of economic development and growth at all levels: national, regional and local (county or municipality/city/commune). These investments can have both positive and negative impact on the local development depending mostly on the type of FDI taking into consideration the attraction factors for specific foreign investors. The authors try to underline these aspects by analyzing the FDI in Cluj county and taking as a case study the NOKIA investment in Cluj and presenting the benefits and also the problems it created for the local community.

Author Biographies

Marius Cristea, North-West Development Agency

PhD student, North-West Development Agency, Cluj

Stefana A.D. Varvari, Babes-Bolyai University

Assistant Lecturer, Babes-Bolyai University, Faculty of Economics, Cluj

József Benedek, Babes-Bolyai University

Professor, Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Hungarian Institute of Geography, Cluj

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Published

2012-12-15

How to Cite

Cristea, M., Varvari, S. A., & Benedek, J. (2012). Pros and cons of foreign direct investments on local economy: A case-study on the Cluj County. Strategic Issues of Northern Hungary, 9(02), 20–34. Retrieved from https://ojs.uni-miskolc.hu/index.php/stratfuz/article/view/3049

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 02 (2012): Vol. 9. Nr. 02. (2012)

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