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This paper attempts to explore China's direct investment in Central Europe under the OBOR initiative. China's economic cooperation in Central Europe is short and the total amount is small. First, this paper analyzes the current situation of Chinese investment including scales, industrial structure, investment entities. Second, through data integration, this paper analyzes the competitive advantage of China's investment in Central Europe. Finally, this paper explores the motives of Chinese investment through the panel data model. The results show that the market size, technology level, resources and other factors of the Central European countries can attract Chinese investment. At the same time, the local environment, economic stability and other factors do not affect China's investment in infrastructure construction. China has laid the foundation for its economic and trade cooperation with Central Europe and is also a strategic choice between China and the United States. Keywords CE-China investment, competitive advantage, OBOR，economic cooperation，motivation of investment Author's e-mail feelingtime1995@163.com Supervisor's e-mail vladimir.benacek@fsv.cuni.cz

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This dissertation is about the changes in the regulation of labour migration in the Czech Republic, specifically between the period of economic boom in 2007 and 2008 and the beginning of the global economic and financial crisis. The developments of labour migration processes and policies were studied in relation to the political economy of foreign direct investment and the rise of the competition state in the Czech Republic. The materialisation of these developments resulted in the Czech Republic's further integration into the global labour market. Labour migration policy changes in the case of the Green Card project, however, did not confirm the thesis that the Czech Republic's migration policy eventually became subordinated to the competition state project. Not only did the Ministry of Industry and Trade lack bureaucratic capital in the field of migration regulation but also, there were tensions between different notions of the competition state project while 'migration management' was reorganised in the interest of the Ministry of the Interior. Closely following struggles over the regulation of labour migration in the administrative and political fields, this dissertation contributes to literature on the labour migration perspective of the competition state. The migration crisis is studied from...

Dans la présente étude, la protection des droits de l’homme et la promotion du développement durable sont considérées comme des préoccupations d’intérêt général. Partant de l’hypothèse d’une surprotection par le droit international de l’investissement de l’investisseur étranger, l’auteur tente de démontrer que le rééquilibrage des droits et des obligations entre investisseurs étrangers et États hôtes de l’investissement, amorcé dans les pays développés n’est pas perceptible dans les pays du sud. En effet, l’analyse faite des politiques et cadres juridiques relatifs aux investissements étrangers des pays de l’Organisation pour l’harmonisation en Afrique du droit des affaires (OHADA) semble conforter la thèse selon laquelle les mécanismes de prise en compte des préoccupations d’intérêt général sont relativement inadéquats, ou à tout le moins, insuffisamment efficaces. Les politiques de promotion et de protection de l’investissement direct étranger (IDE) y sont privilégiées, laissant peu ou pas de place aux politiques de protection axées sur les enjeux d’intérêt général. Il en résulte donc un déséquilibre marqué entre les mécanismes de promotion mis en œuvre dans ces pays et la nécessaire prise en compte des préoccupations liées au développement durable et à la protection des droits de l’homme. En nous appuyant sur le cas des investissements miniers au Mali, la présente étude permet de mettre en lumière ce déséquilibre tout en insistant sur les faiblesses systémiques et les conditions asymétriques dans lesquelles les instruments de régulation des investissements miniers sont produit et mis en œuvre. Les pistes de réflexion suggérées privilégient des approches fondées sur la convergence, à l’échelle des pays membres de l’OHADA, des mécanismes de production et de mise en œuvre des instruments juridiques entourant les investissements étrangers. Dans cette nouvelle configuration, le pouvoir d’uniformisation et d’harmonisation de l’OHADA est fortement sollicité. / The protection of both human rights and sustainable development are viewed as real concerns of general interest in this thesis. These constitute a real challenge in international law of investments that often overprotects the foreign investor. The need to consider the general interest has been manifested in some case law before gaining the traditional way. This positive trend, consisting in including concerns of general interest remains exceptional, particularly in the investment policies and legislation in developing countries. On one hand, the legal regime of foreign direct investment (FDI) shows some disproportions of negotiating power to sign bilateral investment treaties negotiated with developed countries. On the other hand, government contracts present the same failures. Furthermore, FDI promotion and protection policies have become priorities on issues of general interest. The imbalance of the legal regime of FDI is reflected in the national investment laws in developing countries. Mining in Mali is a perfect example of the challenge of protecting the public interest in the legal framework of FDI. Avenues to find the way out have therefore been suggested in the context of the Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA). The main goal is to promote a better protection of the general interest in Mali as well as in its other State members. These lines of thought have favored standardization of FDI in OHADA's body of law by focusing on the admission phase and the negotiation of investment treaties on behalf of the State members.

The rise of market globalization creates challenges for business executives seeking to pursue foreign direct investment (FDI) in least developed countries (LDC), such as Afghanistan. Multinational corporate (MNC) executives need strategies that will improve the timely delivery of minerals for mining projects in LDCs. Guided by the force field analysis theory, the purpose of this holistic, single-case study was to explore the strategy that 5 MNC executives in Beijing, China, used to improve the timely delivery of minerals associated with the Aynak copper mine project in Afghanistan. Semistructured interviews were used to elicit detailed narratives from MNC executives about their experiences to develop strategies for mining projects in LDCs. A review of company documents, as well as member-checking of initial interview transcripts, helped to bolster the trustworthiness of final interpretations. Study results included 2 themes. Theme 1 was determinants of mine investment strategies in LDCs that included an exploration of driving forces, restraining forces, neutral forces, and the effect of those forces. Theme 2 was FDI strategies for copper mine projects in LDCs that included the comparison of cost leadership strategy, differentiation strategy, and combination of cost leadership and differentiation strategies. By implementing a cost leadership strategy and best practices, MNC executives were able to achieve greater success to improve timely delivery of minerals associated with FDI copper mine projects in LDCs. Social implications include ongoing efforts of Afghan government leaders to implement effective economic policies that decrease unemployment while reducing poverty.

Previous studies raise debates on which factors significantly affect the economic growth in different countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Therefore, the purpose of our study is to examine and analyze how the selected macroeconomic factors can have different effects on economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa. To concretize this, a panel data and regression analysis have been applied to 36 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa during the period of 2006-2019. The thesis is composed of data over corruption index, foreign direct investment (FDI), GDP per capita growth, population growth, education, economic freedom, and socioeconomic indicators such as political rights. To investigate these factors various macroeconomics theories have been applied, such as the Solow, Romer and Kremerian model, which explains the impact of population growth andeducation on economic growth. Moreover, the Electric Paradigm (OLI), the Institutional theory and some previous studies have been used to explain the effect of corruption, FDI, economic freedom, and political rights on economic growth. A linear regression model was made in the econometric panel data analysis to investigate the selected factors. The result of this study shows that population growth and economic freedom have a significant impact on economic growth. Other factors, however, were statistically nonsignificant.

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The purpose of this study has been to investigate and analyze the factors that contribute toeconomic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa. Many previous studies done on my subject havecome to different results, as many factors may have either a positive or a negative effect oneconomic growth. The study has also applied appropriate macroeconomic theories to be ableto draw a connection between economic growth and growth factors. The study consists of a dependent variable which is growth and 7 independent variableswhich are as follows: corruption, education, health, trade, foreign direct investment (FDI),economic freedom, and population growth.In order to be able to explain the study's factors on economic growth, growth theories havebeen applied, i.e. Solow and Romer models as well as Kremerian models that explain theimpact which population growth, education, and health have on economic growth. Inaddition, the electrical paradigm (OLI), and institutional theory have been applied to explainthe effects of FDI, economic freedom, and corruption.The collected data applied in the study is taken from various types of databases, including The World Bank, Transparency International, UNDP, and the Fraser Institute. I will examine20 out of a total of 48 possible countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and the study is limited to athirteen-year time period between the years 2006-2019.In order to investigate how the studied factors affect the economic growth in Sub-Saharan,the study was based on a fixed effect model that is implemented in the econometric analysisof the panel data. The final results of the study demonstrate that economic freedom andcorruption are statistically significant for economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa. In contrast,FDI, health, education, trade, and population growth are all non-significant. / Syftet med denna studie har varit att undersöka samt analysera om de bidragande faktorernabidrar till den ekonomiska tillväxten i Sub-Sahara. I många tidigare studier inom mitt ämnehar man kommit fram till olika resultat, då många faktorer påverkar den ekonomiskatillväxten antingen positivt eller negativt. Studien har även tillämpat relevantamakroekonomiska teorier för att kunna dra ett samband mellan den ekonomiska tillväxtenoch tillväxtfaktorerna. Studien består utav en beroende variabel vilket är tillväxt samt 7 oberoende variabler vilket ärföljande: korruption, utbildning, hälsa, handel, utländska direktinvesteringar (FDI),ekonomisk frihet och befolkningstillväxt.För att kunna förklara de studerade faktorerna på den ekonomiska tillväxten har mantillämpat tillväxtteorier alltså Solow och Romer-modellen samt Kremerian modellen somförklarar vilken inverkan befolkningstillväxten, utbildning och hälsa har på den ekonomiskatillväxten. Därutöver har det elektriska paradigmet (OLI), institutionella teorin tillämpats föratt kunna förklara effekterna av FDI, ekonomisk frihet samt korruption.Den insamlade data som tillämpas i studien är hämtad från olika typer av databaser blandannat The World bank, Transparency international, UNDP och Fraser Institute. Jag kommeratt undersöka 20 av totalt 48 möjliga länder i Sub-Sahara Afrika och studien är avgränsad tillen tretton års tidsperiod mellan år 2006- 2019.För att kunna undersöka hur de studerade faktorerna påverkar den ekonomiska tillväxten iSub-Sahara har studien utgått från en fasta effekt modell som implementeras i denekonometriska analysen av paneldata. Studiens slutgiltiga resultat påvisar att ekonomiskfrihet och korruption är statistiskt signifikant för den ekonomiska tillväxten i Sub-Sahara.Däremot är FDI, hälsa, utbildning, handel, befolkningstillväxt icke-signifikanta.

South Korea is a country that is poor in natural resources and capital and remains behind many other nations in technological development; however, South Korea's unique development strategy has led its economy to high growth over the last three decades. During 1997, South Korea began to experience a serious financial crisis, including bankruptcies of many of its conglomerates, a drastic depreciation in the international exchange rate of the South Korean currency, and an increasing foreign debt. Currently South Korea is struggling to compete with products from both industrialized nations and newly industrializing nations. The current crisis has occurred as South Korea has been engaged in extensive market-opening. Knowledge is lacking about South Korea's intricate and rapidly changing political and economic climate. The purpose of this research was to explore and clarify the interrelated factors that have contributed to South Korea's present economic problems, especially those facing South Korea's retailing industry. The qualitative methodology of "grounded theory" was used in this study. Grounded theory is a general methodology for developing theory that is grounded in data which are systematically gathered and analyzed. Theory evolves during the research process through a continuous interplay between analysis and data collection. This research attempted to discover the factors, or themes, that have affected the South Korean economy and retailing industry. The following factors were identified: (1) foreign direct investment; (2) the price-gap between imported goods and domestic products; (3) South Korea's trade deficit; (4) perceived over-consumption of luxury items by South Korean consumers; and (5) the chaebol, or South Korean large conglomerates. The economic factors that have led to the current difficulties facing the South Korean retailing market are complicated and interwoven. South Korean retailers will have to address these factors in the future, and attempt to find solutions. It is hoped that the knowledge resulting from this will be of benefit to South Korea's attempt to compete in a global marketplace. / Master of Science