foreign ownership
External party possession
Foreign ownership is control or possession of assets—businesses, property, land, resources—by individuals, companies, or governments based in another country.
The term often surfaces in debates about economic sovereignty and national security: The country restricted foreign ownership of farmland.
Foreign ownership of the factory brought new investment but also concerns about profit leaving the country.
- property rightsLegal control over possessions
- national sovereigntyState's ultimate governing power
- national securitySafeguarding a country's interests
- cultural influenceSociety's effect on behavior
- selling outAbandoning principles for gain
real estate markets · public perception · hostile takeover · equity stakes · trade agreements · agricultural land · multinational corporations · shell companies · energy infrastructure · state control · corporate raiders · global supply chains · economic inequality · manufacturing plants · open borders · financial institutions · economic dependency · political lobbying
- neocolonialismneocolonialism, debt trap, resource extraction, economic exploitation, client state
foreign ownershippublic ownership
State-held property or enterprise
state ownership · government ownership · nationalization · collective ownership · community ownership
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