Globalization and the Environment of China

Maoliang Bu|Boqiong Yang

Emerald

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9781784411794

20 November 2014

£97.99

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This book is timely in its investigation of the environmental influence of globalization and China. Volume 14 focusses on: Theoretic modeling of environmental impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on host countries, international openness and corporate environmental performance in China, environmental regulation and Chinese firm productivity, industrial sector data in China, environmental impact of foreign vs. domestic capital investment in China, globalization and climate change and new empirical panel data evidence This book answers the following questions: Does FDI affect the environment of host countries? How international openness influences China's corporate environmental performance? Is lax environmental regulation attractive for multinationals to invest in China? The impact of corporate social responsibility on multinationals? Does FDI play a role trade and ISO14001 certification? Can rigorous environmental regulation enhance Chinese firm productivity? Does FDI concentrate in pollution intensive sectors in China? Is globalization good or bad for climate change? How does FDI and social corporate responsibility stack up against the pollution haven hypothesis?

Comparative Environmental Regulation and Foreign Investment Inflows: Is China a Pollution Haven?. Environmental Impact of Foreign Direct Investment toward Host Countries. Environmental Impact of Foreign vs. Domestic Capital Investment in China. Foreign Direct Investment and Pollution Havens Hypothesis: Firm-Level Panel Data Evidence from China. Are Multinational Enterprises in China Cleaner or Dirtier than Their Local Counterparts?. Environmental Regulation and Firm Productivity in China. Environmental Regulation and the Heterogeneity of Industrial Selection of Foreign Investment. The Distribution of Foreign Direct Investment in China’s Pollution-Intense Industries. Does Lax Environmental Regulations Attract Chinese Outward Foreign Investment? Evidence from Micro-Data. Copyright page. Globalization and the Environment of China. Globalization and the Environment of China. About the Editors. List of Contributors. Frontiers of economics and globalization. Corporate Social Responsibility and the Pollution Haven Hypothesis: Evidence from Multinationals’ Investment Decision in China. About the series: Frontiers of Economics and Globalization.