Promoting linkage to foreign transnationals in a 'tiger' state: Singapore and the Local Industry Upgrading Programme

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 363-382

  Coe, Neil M ^a   Perry, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

ASIA; EURASIA; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA]; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

PANTHERA TIGRIS;

EID: 2942650439     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c32m     Document Type: Article

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