State and business in the era of globalization: The case of cross-strait linkages in the computer industry

China Journal

Volumn , Issue 53, 2005, Pages 63-79

  Leng, Tse Kang ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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COMPUTER INDUSTRY; STATE-BUSINESS RELATIONS;

EID: 16344370568     PISSN: 13249347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/20065992     Document Type: Article

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