Sustainability Impacts of Chinese Outward Direct Investment: A review of the literature

The document describes a literature review of 384 papers in English, Chinese, and Spanish aimed at understanding the sustainable impacts of Chinese outward direct investment (ODI). It notes that China's ODI flows reached USD 123.1 billion in 2014 and seeks to provide a balanced view of knowledge, perspectives for policy-makers, and strategies to improve sustainability outcomes.

• Chinese outward direct investment (ODI) experienced rapid growth starting in 2004, with flows reaching USD 123.1 billion in 2014.
• The literature review analyzed a total of 384 documents, comprising 262 English, 83 Chinese, and 39 Spanish papers sourced from academic databases, think tanks, international organizations, NGOs, the private sector, and newspapers.

APA

Wang,, M. H. W. Z. Y. O. V. Z. (2016). Sustainability Impacts of Chinese Outward Direct Investment: A review of the literature. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/sustainability-impacts-chinese-outward-direct-investment-review-literature

Chicago

Wang,, Mark Halle,Yuan Wang,Simon Zadek,Kelly Yu,Samuel Ortiz Velasquez,Lin Zhang,Hanjie. Sustainability Impacts of Chinese Outward Direct Investment: A review of the literature. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2016. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/sustainability-impacts-chinese-outward-direct-investment-review-literature.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{wang2016sustainability, author = {Wang,, Mark Halle,Yuan Wang,Simon Zadek,Kelly Yu,Samuel Ortiz Velasquez,Lin Zhang,Hanjie}, title = {{Sustainability Impacts of Chinese Outward Direct Investment: A review of the literature}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2016}, month = feb, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/sustainability-impacts-chinese-outward-direct-investment-review-literature}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }