Foreign Direct Investment in the Context of Economic Growth under a Global Confrontational Environment and Uncertainty

Givi  Bedianashvili

doi:10.52340/bal/2025.18.02.03

Авторы

Givi Bedianashvili I. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52340/bal/2025.18.02.03

Ключевые слова:

confrontational globalization, uncertainty, economic growth, modern paradigms of FDI

Аннотация

The main objective of the study is to reveal the peculiarities of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the context of economic growth in the context of confrontational globalization and increasing uncertainty. Over the past decade, foreign direct investment research has moved from classical models to more comprehensive, interdisciplinary approaches. The main modern paradigms include the study of the strategies of multinational corporations, the role of global value chains, the effects of digitalization, sustainability factors and geopolitical influence. These new approaches complement and in many ways transform the classical theories of FDI - Dunning's OLI paradigm, internalization and product life cycle theory. Modern FDI research emphasizes the role of global networks, innovation, information and politics. The integrated concepts proposed in the study, focused on sustainability, risk, security assurance and geo-economic factors, are more consistent with the growing uncertainty of globalization, its contemporary confrontational nature and essentially explain the investment behavior of foreign investors.

Биография автора

Givi Bedianashvili, I. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University

Professor (associate), Doctor of Economic Sciences

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