Cities, commerce and culture: the economic role of international sister-city relationships between New Zealand and Asia

Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 446-461

  Ramasamy, B ^a   Cremer, R D ^b  

^a Universiti Tenaga Nasional   (Malaysia)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL INFLUENCE; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; TRADE RELATIONS; URBAN ECONOMY;

ASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0032420536     PISSN: 13547860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13547869808724662     Document Type: Article

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