01643cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF000526 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451842012 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Poirson, Helene. Economic Security, Private Investment, and Growth in Developing Countries / Helene Poirson. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1998. 1 online resource (31 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper provides empirical support for the view that enhanced economic security fosters private investment and growth in developing countries. An analysis for 53 developing countries suggests that most aspects of economic security have improved since the mid-1980s; that private investment is mostly influenced by the risk of expropriation, the degree of civil liberty, and the degree of independence of the bureaucracy; and that economic growth is affected by the risk of expropriation and political terrorism in the short run, and by corruption and contract repudiation in the long run. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1998/004 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/1998/004/001.1998.issue-004-en.xml IMF e-Library