The ownership advantage in Latin American FDI: A sectoral study of US direct investment in Mexico

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 76-95

  Love, James H ^b   Lage Hidalgo, Francisco ^a  

^a Mergers and Acquisitions Group   (Mexico)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL FLOW; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; INVESTMENT LOCATION; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE;

MEXICO;

EID: 0032826015     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220389908422592     Document Type: Article

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