Networking for foreign direct investment: The telecommunications industry and its effect on investment

Information Economics and Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 159-164

  Reynolds, Taylor ^a   Kenny, Charles ^a   Liu, Jia ^a   Qiang, Christine Zhen Wei ^a  

^a International Telecommunication Union   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INVESTMENTS; PRODUCTIVITY; TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY;

ECONOMIC GROWTH; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT (FDI);

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

CAPITAL FLOW; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; INVESTMENT INCENTIVE; NETWORKING; TELECOMMUNICATIONS;

EID: 2642557046     PISSN: 01676245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2003.07.001     Document Type: Article

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