Foreign Direct Investment in Post-Crisis Korea: European Investors and 'Mismatched Globalization' (Routledge Advances in Korean Studies)

Synopsis

In this book Judith Cherry analyses the impact of economic and cultural globalization on efforts to promote inward foreign direct investment (IFDI) in South Korea over the past four decades. The book traces the development of Korean IFDI policy from one of restriction and control to one of encouragement and promotion. Specifically, it focuses on the challenges inherent in reforming the ‘software’ of IFDI promotion (socio-cultural issues, mindsets and perceptions) as opposed to changing its ‘hardware’ (systems, laws and regulations). Although the Korean government has made sustained efforts over the past decade to enhance Korea’s attractions as a host for inward investment, it has faced significant challenges in improving Korea’s IFDI performance. The discussion in this book of the wide range of transparent and non-transparent barriers that continue to hamper efforts to promote inward investment draws not only on the Korean debate concerning strategies for maximizing the benefits of IFDI, but also on the assessment of the Korean business and investment environment revealed in interviews conducted with European investors and officials in Seoul. Foreign Direct Investment in Post-Crisis Korea will appeal to students and scholars of international business, economics and globalization, as well as those with a more general interest in Korean society.

Copyright:

2008

Book Details

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Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781134490455

Related ISBNs:

9780203939062, 9780415270069, 9780415270069, 9780415690263, 9780415690263

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

04/02/20

Copyrighted By:

Judith Cherry

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Social Studies

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