Trade, foreign direct investment, and international technology transfer: A survey

World Bank Research Observer

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 191-235

  Saggi, Kamal ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; SPILLOVER EFFECT; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 0036760588     PISSN: 02573032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wbro/17.2.191     Document Type: Article

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