Competing for
Business
Heike Baumüller
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
2009
Sustainable
Development Impacts
of Investment Incentives
in Southeast Asia
Copyright © 2009 International Institute for Sustainable Development
Published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development
International Institute for Sustainable Development
161 Portage Avenue East, 6th Floor
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada
R3B 0Y4
Tel: (204) 958-7700
Fax: (204) 958-7710
E-mail: info@iisd.ca
Web site: http://www.iisd.org
Competing for Business: Sustainable Development Impacts of Investment Incentives in Southeast Asia
Heike Baumüller
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
Competing for Business: Sustainable Development Impacts of Investment Incentives in Southeast Asia
trade knowledge network
i
About the Trade Knowledge Network
http://www.tradeknowledgenetwork.net
The Trade Knowledge Network is a global collaboration of research institutions across Africa, Asia,
Europe and the Americas working on issues of trade and sustainable development. Coordinated by the
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), the TKN links network members,
strengthens capacity and generates new research to assess and address the impact of trade and investment
policies on sustainable development.
The overarching aim of the TKN is to help ensure that trade and investment contribute to sustainable
development, with social development and the environment equitably addressed in trade and investment
policies. The TKN furthers this aim by generating compelling research with clear policy recommendations
and communicating those effectively to decision makers nationally, regionally and globally.
The TKN is hosted by the International Institute for Sustainable Development, a Canada-based not-for-
profit organization promoting change towards sustainable development. As a policy research institute
dedicated to the effective communication of its findings, the Institute engages decision-makers in
government, b