Unrestricted foreign investment can lock countries into low‑value roles and stall domestic upgrading. Historical successes imposed strict conditions—sector limits, local content, performance targets, and technology transfer—so foreign capital served national priorities. 'Good globalisation' means bargaining for capability gains, not just inflows.
— This reframes globalization and development strategy around state bargaining power and capability building, guiding how policymakers should structure FDI in strategic sectors.
EditorDavid
2026.01.04
82% relevant
This article describes U.S. attempts to rebuild upstream mineral processing capacity—exactly the sort of capability‑building the existing idea argues states must bargain for rather than rely on unfettered foreign investment. Actors: Phoenix Tailings, MP Materials; evidence: tiny domestic volumes, policy gap that leaves startups to shoulder strategic work.
Thomas des Garets Geddes
2025.12.28
82% relevant
He Pengyu’s chip essay and Mao Keji’s NDRC perspective (both republished/translated in the roundup) argue for building domestic supply chains and technology pathways as a strategic response to U.S. export restrictions—precisely the capability‑building, conditional‑FDI logic captured by the existing idea.
Guilherme Klein Martins
2025.10.07
100% relevant
Examples contrasted: Nigeria’s oil and Mexico’s export‑auto enclaves vs South Korea, Taiwan, the US and Japan’s tightly regulated foreign capital.