ASPECTS ON FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS, DEFINING ELEMENTS, CLASSIFICATION
Autor (i): Florina Popa; Simona Frone
JEL: F21, H54
Cuvinte cheie: Foreign Direct Investments, resources, capital, classification
Abstract:
Foreign Direct Investments a complementary category to domestic investments is one of the important
resources for the achievement of a strategy for economic development and modernization of a country. The
accumulation of capital (internal, external) signifies a priority condition of economic progress, the stake being
the achievement of investments.
The paper approaches, succinctly, concept elements of this economic category as outlined in the definitions
of some specialists and international bodies, in the categories of foreign investments practiced and the
particularities that differentiate them.
The definitions given are multiple and various and refer to the objectives pursued, the role played in the
economic development and the relations between the participants.
The categories of Foreign Direct Investments are presented according to criteria related to the relations
between the economic agents, the purpose pursued, the way to participate with capital, as well as characteristics
that distinguish between the different types of international investments.
The paper ends with some conclusions on the aspects presented.