Globalization, FDI and employment in Viet Nam

Transnational Corporations

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 115-142

  Jenkins, Rhys O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capital intensity; Employment; Foreign direct investment; Manufacturing; Viet Nam

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947688615     PISSN: 10149562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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