2009 Monographs

Handbook on Investment Promotion in Medium-size, Low-Budget Cities in Emerging Markets

Millennium Cities Initiative; Vale Columbia Center on Sustainable International Investment

This handbook is meant to be a practical tool intended to assist under-resourced cities in increasing investment and, in particular, attracting foreign direct investment (FDI). At the same time, policy makers in city administrations and at the national level should also benefit from recommendations made in this handbook, as recommendations made in it can help in determining city development strategies and making decisions on budget allocations. This handbook is tailored to medium-size cities with limited resources and little experience in attracting investment and establishing an investment promotion agency.