Measuring international competitiveness: The case of the European food industry

International Business Review

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 151-166

  Traill, Bruce ^a   Da Silva, Joao Gomes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Food industry; Foreign Direct Investment; International competitiveness; International trade

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030117174     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0969-5931(96)00003-0     Document Type: Article

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