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Legal Protection of Foreign Direct Investment. A Critical Assessment with Focus on South Africa and Zimbabwe

©2016 Textbook 240 Pages

Summary

This study undertakes a critical assessment of the legal protection of foreign direct investments (FDI) in South Africa and Zimbabwe by determining their compliance with the international minimum standards, norms and/or best practices on the legal protection of FDI by host states. Firstly, the study argues that foreign investment is much needed in South Africa and Zimbabwe to improve economic growth and development, to create jobs, and to increase their competitiveness. However, these benefits are not accrued automatically but rather host states need to create an enabling environment to receive such benefits. Thus, host states need to put an investment scheme into operation to guarantee the legal protection of foreign investments. South Africa and Zimbabwe have at large crafted and implemented investment laws and related policies which tend to be hostile towards foreign investments. Therefore, similar investment laws and related policies in both jurisdictions are analysed. This study will also offer recommendations for a legal investment which is not only flexible, friendly, and favourable to foreign investment in South Africa and Zimbabwe but also advances their local economic policies.

Details

Pages
Type of Edition
Erstausgabe
Year
2016
ISBN (PDF)
9783960675501
ISBN (Softcover)
9783960670506
File size
1.5 MB
Language
English
Publication date
2016 (June)
Grade
Cum laude
Keywords
New Millennium South Africa Zimbabwe Foreign Direct Investment Legal Protection
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Title: Legal Protection of Foreign Direct Investment. A Critical Assessment with Focus on South Africa and Zimbabwe