Reversal of fortunes: Democratic institutions and foreign direct investment inflows to developing countries

International Organization

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2003, Pages

  Li, Quan ^a   Resnick, Adam ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0043161723     PISSN: 00208183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0020818303571077     Document Type: Article

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