Are foreign firms more productive and export- and technology-intensive than local firms in Kenyan manufacturing?

Oxford Development Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 211-227

  Rasiah, Rajah ^a   Gachino, Geoffrey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIRM OWNERSHIP; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; MANUFACTURING;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 23044501902     PISSN: 13600818     EISSN: 14699966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13600810500137855     Document Type: Article

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