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by rayiner 2329 days ago
You can't have your cake and eat it to, even if you're a developing country. Companies don't invest in places like Ecuador because they worry they'll be shaken down if they do. In order to get companies like Chevron to invest in their country, countries like Ecuador consent to these international arbitration agreements. If they don't like the terms, they should stop doing that.