GEG seeks to understand the politics of the international investment regime and how it affects foreign investment in developing countries.

Our work on investment focuses on three issue areas:

1. The political economy of foreign investment in developing countries, with a particular focus on Chinese investment overseas
2. The implications of international investment policies – such as bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and investment chapters in trade agreements – for national regulatory policies in developing countries
3. The increasing importance of developing countries as a source of outward foreign investment and implications for the international investment regime