Introduction
foreign direct investment and human development / Olivier De Schutter, Jo Swinnen and Jan Wouters
International investment law
the perpetual search for consensus / Jan Wouters, Nicolas Hachez and Sanderijn Duquet
Foreign direct investment as an engine for economic growth and human development
a review of the arguments and empirical evidence / Liesbeth Colen, Miet Maertens and Jo Swinnen
Determinants of foreign direct investment flows to developing countries
the role of international investment agreements / Liesbeth Colen, Miet Maertens and Jo Swinnen
What type of foreign direct investment is attracted by bilateral investment treaties? / Liesbeth Colen and Andrea Guariso
The capital-importing state
improving the monitoring of international invesment agreements at the national level / Olivier De Schutter
Risk managers or risk promoters
the impacts of export credit and investment insurance agencies on human development and human rights / Matthias Sant'Ana
Improving the framework of negotiations on international investment agreements / Philip De Man and Jan Wouters
The role of development banks
the European investment bank's substantive and procedural accountability principles with regard to human rights, social and environmental concerns / Nicolas Hachez and Jan Wouters.