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The withdrawal of investments in a country
for political reasons. The term is also used
in economics to describe non-replacement of
stock as it wears out. It is generally
applied to the ostensive removal of funds
from South Africa in recent years by such
multinational companies as General Motors and
Barclays Bank. Disinvestment may be motivated
by fear of loss of business in the home
market caused by adverse publicity, or by
fear of loss of foreign resources if the
local government changes.