Determinants of foreign firm location decisions in the United States, 1985-1990: Implications for state economic development policies

American Politics Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 81-104

  Fox, Sharon E ^a   Lee, Jeong Hwa ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Taedok Institute of Technology   (South Korea)

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EID: 0038943429     PISSN: 1532673X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X9602400105     Document Type: Article

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