Governance infrastructure and US foreign direct investment

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-39

  Globerman, Steven ^a   Shapiro, Daniel ^b  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0037226858     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400001     Document Type: Article

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