Overseas Chinese investments in transition: The case of Dongguan

Eurasian Geography and Economics

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 604-621

  Yang, Chun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China's domestic market; Chinese exports; Dongguan; Electronics; Footwear; Hong Kong; Overseas Chinese investment; R D; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL FLOW; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; MANUFACTURED EXPORT;

ASIA; CHINA; DONGGUAN; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG; HONG KONG; TAIWAN;

EID: 33750317800     PISSN: 15387216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/1538-7216.47.5.604     Document Type: Article

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