Location decisions of manufacturing FDI in China: Implications of China's WTO accession

Journal of Asian Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 51-72

  Ng, Linda F Y ^a   Tuan, Chyau ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Cluster; Core periphery system; FDI; Gravity; Industry agglomeration economies; Location; SME; Trade quota; Transaction costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037296620     PISSN: 10490078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1049-0078(02)00241-5     Document Type: Article

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