Rethinking foreign infrastructure investment in developing countries

Journal of World Business

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 151-167

  Ramamurti, Ravi ^a   Doh, Jonathan P ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 2342445403     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2003.08.010     Document Type: Article

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