Analytical differences in the economics of geography: The case of the multinational firm

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1857-1876

  McCann, Philip ^a   Mudambi, Ram ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; REGIONAL ECONOMY;

EID: 27444442493     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a37311     Document Type: Review

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