Foreign Direct Investment: Country Risk Assessment of Spain Essay

Table of ContentsA.Introduction 3B.Political Indicators 4-11C. sparing Indicators 12-18D.Social Indicators 19-23E. Overall County Total 24F.Works Cited 25A. IntrocutionSpains decently world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in economic and political power. Spain remained neutral in military man Wars I and II, but suffered through a devastating Civil War (1936-39). In the second one-half of the 20th century, it has played a catch-up role in the western international community. Continuing concerns are large-scale unemployment and the Basque separatist movement. Spains population density, lower than that of most European countries, is roughly equivalent to New Englands population density. In ... ... 23 July 1998.http//www.businessweek.com/1998/31/b3589007.htmMain%20StoryForeign currency Debt. Min istry of Economoy of Spain. http//www.mineco.es/tesoro/deuda/acerca_de/en/acerca_div_i.htmGiles, Ciaran. Spain, Britain Predict Gibralter Deal. 21 November 2001.http//www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63022-2001Nov21.htmlKey Economic Indicators Business Prospects for 2001. September 2001. Ministy of Economy in Spain http//www.investinspain.org/default.htmSociety (Spain). On The Line. http//www.ontheline.org.ukSpain POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT. Tradeport Trade Directory. http//www.tradeport.org/ts/countries/spain/political.htmlQuintero, Josephine. Economy of Spain Historiacal Overview.http//www.andalucia.com/U.S. Department of State, August 2000 Bureau of European Affairs. http//www.state.gov/www/background_notes/spain_0008_bgn.htmleconWorld Europe, Britain and Spain draft joint proposal for labour reform. November 1998. BBC News. http//news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/europe/newsid_224000/224854.stm