Localized spillovers in the Polish food industry: The role of FDI in the development process?

Regional Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 533-548

  Jensen, Camilla ^a  

^a Copenhagen Business School ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Multinational firms; Regional policy; Special economic zones transition economies; Spillovers

Indexed keywords

FOOD INDUSTRY; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; INDUSTRIAL AGGLOMERATION; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SPILLOVER EFFECT;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; POLAND;

EID: 3242769879     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0143116042000229302     Document Type: Article

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