UK FDI and the comparative advantage of the UK

World Economy

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 701-720

  Nachum, L ^a   Dunning, J H ^b   Jones, G G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; TRADE PERFORMANCE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034046716     PISSN: 03785920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9701.00297     Document Type: Article

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