Global corporations and local politics: Income redistribution vs. FDI subsidies

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 367-391

  Janeba, Eckhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Citizen candidate model; FDI; Income inequality; Policy reversals; Redistribution

Indexed keywords

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

EID: 2442674495     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2003.06.004     Document Type: Article

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