Federal institutions and multinational investors: Federalism, government credibility, and foreign direct investment

International Interactions

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 303-325

  Jensen, Nathan ^a   McGillivray, Fiona ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Federalism; Foreign direct investment; Globalization; Multinational corporation; Political risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 31444444457     PISSN: 03050629     EISSN: 15477444     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03050620500303365     Document Type: Review

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