%0 Journal Article
%@ 118 -5236
%A Oni, Samuel O.
%A Joshua, Segun
%D 2013
%F eprints:2468
%J The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria
%K Political Governance, institutions, Foreign  Direct Investment, Economic growth
%N 21
%P 16-20
%T Economic Liberalization, Political Governance  and Foreign Direct lnflow(FDI)
%U http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/2468/
%V 10
%X The increasing intense and fierce competition for FDI  among nations resulting from the recent global economic  downturn has insinuated governance reforms by many  countries, especially the developing economies so as to  improve their investment environment and hence FDI  infiow. While empirical investigations exist on the  importance of economic governance on FDI infiow,  mixed empirical results and contradictory views continue  to trail the relationship between political governance and  FDI. With a critical examination of the indicators of political  governance, this paper reveals that the more favourable  the political governance of a country is, the more likely  such country is able to attract investments and hence FDI.  Public institutional reform, such that will guarantee  effectiveness, efficiency and transparency is therefore  advocated