§ 12. Mr. JackTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what research she has conducted into the factors determining levels of private investment in less-developed countries. [84698]
§ Clare ShortDFID commissioned a number of papers on private investment (domestic and foreign) as part of the background research programme for the December 2000 White Paper on "Eliminating World Poverty: Making Globalisation Work for the Poor". These papers are listed at the back of the White paper and are available on the Government White Paper website: www.globalisation.gov.uk Currently, we are funding two Development Research Centres: the Centre for Regulation and Competition and the Centre for New and Emerging Markets, both of which conduct research into issues related to private investment in developing countries. In addition to funding research, we keep track of relevant research findings from other institutions.