MNE subsidiaries versus domestic enterprises: An analysis of their ownership and location-specific advantages

Applied Economics

Volumn 35, Issue 13, 2003, Pages 1505-1514

  Anastassopoulos, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE; FIRM OWNERSHIP; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PROCESSING; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE;

GREECE;

EID: 0142156015     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0003684032000095956     Document Type: Article

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