Local technological capability and productivity spillovers from FDI in the Uruguayan manufacturing sector

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 602-611

  Kokko, Ari ^a   Tansini, Ruben ^b   Zejan, Mario C ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

^b University of Montevideo

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTIVITY; MANUFACTURING; TECHNOLOGY SPILLOVER;

URUGUAY;

EID: 0030478462     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220389608422430     Document Type: Article

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