(Ebook) South Korea and Foreign Direct Investment: Policy Dynamics and the Aftercare Ombudsman by CHOONG YONG. AHN ISBN 9781003239741, 9781032140957, 103214095X, 1003239749

(Ebook) South Korea and Foreign Direct Investment: Policy Dynamics and the Aftercare Ombudsman by CHOONG YONG. AHN ISBN 9781003239741, 9781032140957, 103214095X, 1003239749

A multitude of case studies shows many of the business difficulties foreign investors in Korea face, and how the Foreign Investment Ombudsman has intervened to resolve each one. The book addresses Korea’s challenges and efforts to become a truly preferred FDI destination through active FDI inducement and effective aftercare services. Investigating the ambivalent attitude toward foreign direct investors and foreign migrants in an increasingly globalizing world, the author also analyses the issue of xenophobia. The book demonstrates empirically that appropriate and timely aftercare services can serve as not only a robust facilitator for cross-border investment but also a preventer of undesirable friction between foreign investors and host economies, before disputes become serious legal matters. Finally, it draws policy implications towards a liberal investment order post COVID-19.