Determinants of foreign direct investment in Africa

Journal of Developing Societies

Volumn 20, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 89-106

  Onyeiwu, Steve ^a   Shrestha, Hemanta ^b  

^a ALLEGHENY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b ATandT Corp   (United States)

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EID: 33749375152     PISSN: 0169796X     EISSN: 17452546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0169796X04048305     Document Type: Article

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