Crossing cultures, learning to export: Making houses in British Columbia for consumption in Japan

Economic Geography

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 195-219

  Reiffenstein, Tim ^a   Hayter, Roger ^a   Edgington, David W ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

British Columbia; Crossing cultures; Exports; Houses; Japan; Learning processes

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL RELATIONS; ECONOMIC IMPACT; EXPORT; HOUSING MARKET; INTERNATIONAL TRADE;

CANADA; JAPAN;

EID: 0036288417     PISSN: 00130095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1944-8287.2002.tb00183.x     Document Type: Article

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