FDI and uncertainty: The Malaysian case

Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 85-101

  Ramasamy, Bala ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asian crisis; FDI; Malaysia

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; INVESTMENT LOCATION; NATIONAL ECONOMY;

MALAYSIA;

EID: 0037230843     PISSN: 13547860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1354786032000045255     Document Type: Article

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