Inward Investment

You sit cross-legged on a hillside, watching the sunrise, thinking about ethics, character, and the meaning of life. Inward investment.

Outside the realm of self-help, the term applies to economics. It involves outside investment coming into a region or country.

You lead a small island nation in the Caribbean. A U.S.-based hotel chain spends money it earned elsewhere to build a resort in your country. Inward investment...an investment that's coming from somewhere else.