Central and Eastern Europe and the international economy: The limits to globalisation

Europe - Asia Studies

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 7-26

  Martin, Roderick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL FLOW; ECONOMIC POLICY; GLOBAL ECONOMY; GLOBALISATION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; STATE-BUSINESS RELATIONS; TRADE LIBERALISATION; TRANSNATIONAL PRODUCTION;

EUROPE, (CENTRAL); EUROPE, (EAST);

EID: 0031726624     PISSN: 09668136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09668139808412521     Document Type: Article

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