Foreign Investment in the Sultanate of Oman

This book is an in-depth investigation of the legal protection of foreign investment in the Sultanate of Oman. Foreign investment brings a well-qualified work force into the recipient country, provides jobs for the local labour force, and offers a long-term source of capital and advanced technologies. The developing country also benefits from the fact that foreign investment is often accompanied by global standards of best-practice management. The elements of investigation used in this study can be applied to other developing countries that share foreign-investment conditions and circumstances similar to Oman's. Accordingly, this book should serve as an important source for policy makers, researchers and foreign investors through its examination of substantial issues related to the protection of foreign investment and the answers it advances to concomitant questions.

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Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Abstract -- Contents -- 0.1 Introduction -- 0.2 Research Aim and Objectives -- 0.3 Research Questions -- 0.4 Research Methodology -- 0.5 Research Ethics - Informed Consent and Data Protection -- 0.6 Data Analysis -- 0.7 Originality of the Work and Expected Contribution to Knowledge -- 0.8 Outline of the Study -- Chapter I: The Protection of Foreign Investment in International Law -- Chapter 2: Overview on Foreign Investment Related Laws and Policy in Oman -- Chapter 3: Legal Guarantees and Weaknesses under Oman's International and Regional Obligations -- Chapter 4: Guarantees and Weaknesses in the Omani Legal Framework -- Chapter 5: Guarantees and Weaknesses in the Omani Dispute Settlement Mechanism with regard to Foreign Investment Disputes -- Chapter 6: Findings, Recommendations and Conclusion -- Bibliography