Why is U.S. direct investment in China so small?

Contemporary Economic Policy

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 82-94

  Zhang, Kevin Honglin ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 22844453337     PISSN: 10743529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7287.2000.tb00008.x     Document Type: Article

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