The place of FDI in China's regional economic development: Emergence of the globalized delta economies

Journal of Asian Economics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 348-364

  Tuan, Chyau ^a   Ng, Linda Fung Yee ^a  

^a The Chinese University of Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; City link; FDI; Industry specialization and complementarity; Regional growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947369497     PISSN: 10490078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2007.02.005     Document Type: Article

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