Some macro-data on the regionalisation/globalisation debate: A comment on the Rugman/Verbeke analysis

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 177-199

  Dunning, John H ^a   Fujita, Masataka ^b   Yakova, Nevena ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b United Nations Conference on Trade and Development   (Switzerland)

^c Rutgers University   (United States)

Author keywords

FDI; Regionalization and globalization; Rugman and Verbeke

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847308612     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400241     Document Type: Review

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