Are economic globalization and sustainable development compatible? Business strategy and the role of the multinational enterprise*

International Journal of Sustainable Development

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 43-61

  Garrod, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 2942595177     PISSN: 09601406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSD.1998.004200     Document Type: Article

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