In an interconnected world, economic and political interests inevitably reach beyond national borders. Since policy choices generate external costs, foreign state non-state actors have interest in influencing actions other sovereign countries to their advantage. Foreign influence is a strategic choice aimed at internalizing these externalities takes three principal forms: (i) voluntary agreemen...

In this paper fourteen selected developing economies, including Iran, are compared to evaluate the Iranian position in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI). The evaluation is based on economic performance, risk, liberalization policy, and FDI determinant indicators. The results show that the Iranian economy has a sound economic performance and its economic, financial, and political risks ...