Foreign direct investment and industry structure

Journal of Economic Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 38-57

  Yin, Xiangkang ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Foreign investment; Incentives; Taxation; Technology transfer

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845805552     PISSN: 01443585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443589910252584     Document Type: Article

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