Analyzes the impact of economic and cultural globalization on efforts to promote inward foreign direct investment (IFDI) in South Korea.

"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.

Introduction and theoretical framework: Globalization and foreign direct investment: The theoretical perspective
Economic globalization
Economic globalization and foreign direct investment
Cultural globalization
Hybrid globalization
1 Korea and inward foreign direct investment 1962-1992: The theoretical debate
Korea and 'expansive globalization'
Korea and inward foreign direct investment: The early years (1962-1969)
Korea and inward foreign direct investment: The shift to heavy and chemical industries (1970-1983)
Korea and inward foreign direct investment: Liberalization and deregulation 1984-1992)
Conclusions
2 Globalization in the Kim Young-sam Era: Segyehwa and Inward Foreign: Direct Investment (1993-1997)
Kim Young-sam and Segyehwa
Segyehwa and Korean inward foreign direct investment (1993-1997)
Korean inward foreign direct investment in the pre-crisis era (1962-1997)
Conclusions
3 The 1997 Financial Crisis and the 'IMF Era': Segyehwa in Transition: The search for a scapegoat
The end of the developmental state? Reform in post-crisis Korea
Reform and the role of the government
Conclusions
4 Inward Foreign Direct Investment in Post-Crisis Korea I (1998-2002): A new strategy for IFDI promotion
Trends in post-crisis inward foreign direct investment
Barriers and hindrances to post-crisis inward investment: Economic factors
Barriers and hindrances to post-crisis inward investment: The business and investment environment
Conclusions
5 Inward Foreign Direct Investment in Post-Crisis Korea II (2003-2006): The debate on IFDI policy and strategy
A new national investment promotion agency: Invest Korea
IFDI performance under the Roh Moo-hyun administration
Barriers to investment: The investors' perspective
Conclusions
6 The Republic of Korea, the European Union and the European Free Trade Area (1962-2006) : Korea and the European Union
Korea-EU Trade
Korea and the European Free Trade Association
European investment in pre-crisis Korea (1962-1997)
European investment in post-crisis Korea (1997-2006)
Conclusions
7 Case Study: European Investors in Post-Crisis Korea: Korea's competitive advantages
The domestic market
Human resources
The IT environment
Strategic location
Barriers to inward foreign direct investment: Mismatches and disconnections
Implementation of policy and regulations
The labour market
Human resources
Anti-foreign capital sentiment
Korea's image overseas
Attitudes towards globalization
Korea's business and investment environment: Suggestions for change
Education
The regulatory environment
Korea's image overseas
Conclusions
8 Conclusions