Foreign Direct Investment: Country Risk Assessment of Spain Essay

Table of limitA.     Introduction                                          3B.     Political Indicators                                    4-11C.     Economic Indicators                               12-18D.     Social Indicators                                    19-23E.      Overall County amount of money     &nb sp                         24F.     Works Cited                                         25A. Introcution     Spains powerful world empire of the sixteenth and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercenary and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in economic and governmental power. Spain remained neutral in World Wars I and II, but suffered through a devastating Civil War (1936-39). In the second half of the twentieth century, it has played a catch-up role in the western international community. keep concerns are large-scale unemployment and the Basque separatist movement.  &n bsp   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. Ministry 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.html mention 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