Investment liberalization in APEC region faces significant political and economic hurdles.
The article discusses how foreign investment rules in the APEC region are not changing fast enough. It looks at the history of these rules and the current policies in each APEC country. The authors say that making the rules more open is hard because of economic and political reasons. They also mention that removing investment incentives would help, but this is tricky because of politics and institutions. The article suggests more research is needed to help policymakers make better decisions about investment rules in the APEC region.