Transnational political alliances: An exploration with evidence from China

Business and Society

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 174-200

  Kennedy, Scott ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Lobbying; Multinational corporations; Policymaking; Strategic alliances

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249682623     PISSN: 00076503     EISSN: 14678594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0007650307301382     Document Type: Article

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