China's entry to WTO: Global marketing issues, impact, and implications for China

International Marketing Review

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 279-300

  Agarwal, James ^a   Wu, Terry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

China; Direct investment; International marketing; Trade

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042858045     PISSN: 02651335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02651330410539620     Document Type: Article

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