Sources of growth in international insurance services

Journal of Multinational Financial Management

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 177-194

  Moshirian, Fariborz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

European insurance market; FDI in insurance; Trade in insurance services

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033089832     PISSN: 1042444X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1042-444x(98)00054-1     Document Type: Article

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