TITLE:
The Impact of FDI in South Sudan
AUTHORS:
Tamburo Michael Renzi
KEYWORDS:
South Sudan, FDI, Impacts, Economy, Politics, Violence, Poverty, Living Standards
JOURNAL NAME:
Modern Economy,
Vol.12 No.2,
February
19,
2021
ABSTRACT: The primary goal of this study was to establish the
impacts that FDI has had on South Sudan. Based on the ethnography design, this
study’s data collection approach involved a review of secondary data. The
location-based approach and the institutional FDI fitness theories are the
models that underpin the study. The results of the study are enlightening and
intriguing. In addition to establishing that South Sudan has been unable to
fully leverage FDI, the study also determined that FDI has failed to improve
South Sudan’s economy and that poverty levels in the country remain high.
Furthermore, it was observed that despite
modest increases in FDI levels, the quality of life for the people of South
Sudan is still low and the country continues to grapple with a long-running
civil war that has claimed thousands of lives. The main policy implication of
the study is that South Sudan needs to take steps to create a political,
social, and economic environment that foreign investors will find to be
appealing.