This chapter examines the role of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Thailand. It provides a review of existing and available panel data to understand the dynamics of FDI inflows within ASEAN and regions across the globe. The chapter explains the compelling need for a better method to determine the impact of FDI on sustainable development, demonstrating the difficulties of showing causal or relational links between FDI and development indicators. Recent FDI inflows in developing economies and more specifically, in the ASEAN region over the last decade or more, show promise as a region for investment. Looking more specifically within Asia, the amount of FDI received for the ASEAN region is considerably more than India and has recently caught up with investments in China and is encroaching on similar investments made to the United States and the European Union. In terms of relative competitiveness of FDI inflows within ASEAN, Thailand performs strongly.
A well known otolaryngologist once said, "The radical mastoid operation is a difficult one, but its after-treatment is even more difficult." One knows from experience that he meant: (1) the adequate control of the granulation process in the cavity, (2) the utmost care in order to accelerate and complete the epidermization process and (3) the avoidance both of adhesions and of formation of separated cavities. When there is a lack of epidermization due to a retardation of the epithelial production in certain parts of the cavity, the patient often has trouble for a lifetime. It is not the purpose of this article to describe all the methods which have been used to manipulate the healing process, but I should like to report a method which I have used in 43 cases, which has given me excellent success for many years. Before an attempt is made to carry out my treatment,
This chapter reviews the existing research that has been undertaken on sustainability assessments. It involves a comprehensive literature review on how organisations integrate sustainability considerations into their business operations, specifically focusing within the impact assessment literature. The chapter specifically organises the extant literature related to horizontal impact assessments - including sustainability assessments, integrated impact assessments, integrated assessments and integrated appraisals. It focuses on establishing a clearer understanding of each of the seven steps of the corporate sustainability assessment framework: screening, scoping, impact analysis, alternative selection, monitoring, evaluation and feedback and follow up. It is clear from a review of the impact assessment field that there are specific gaps in the field: there are few empirical studies of multinational enterprises (MNEs) incorporating sustainability considerations into their business activities, specifically through a sustainability assessment framework. This provides a compelling basis from which to understand how the private sector might, and can, address sustainability in their business operations.
This book looks at how multinational enterprises address sustainability within their business activities. Contextualized within a rapidly developing country in Asia, it explores how management practices, tools and techniques are implemented by foreign multinational enterprises (MNEs) operating in the Philippines. The book introduces a useful three-stage and six-step sustainability assessment framework for company practices. The three stages are framed around impact identification, impact assessment and impact monitoring, with the six steps associated with these stages, including the initiation step, scoping, impact analysis, alternative selection, monitoring and evaluation, and feedback and follow-up. The book also highlights how voluntary guidelines and global sustainability platforms play an instrumental role in directing the practices of organisations when implementing corporate sustainability.
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