Foreign investment policies, sovereignty and growth

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 267-282

  Wang, Georgette ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Sovereignty; Telecommunications policy

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; INVESTMENTS; PUBLIC POLICY; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE;

TELECOMMUNICATION POLICY;

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES;

EID: 0037376086     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-5961(02)00103-9     Document Type: Article

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