Multinationals, intracorporate competition, and regional development

Economic Geography

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 224-243

  Phelps, N A ^a   Fuller, C ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intra MNE competition; Regional development; Repeat investment; Spatial divisions of labor

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; LABOR DIVISION; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033786887     PISSN: 00130095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1944-8287.2000.tb00142.x     Document Type: Article

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