Transnational corporations and repression of political rights and civil liberties: An empirical analysis

Kyklos

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 45-65

  Busse, Matthias ^a  

^a Hamburg Institute of International Economics   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; HUMAN RIGHTS; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE;

EID: 1542348239     PISSN: 00235962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0023-5962.2004.00242.x     Document Type: Article

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