Transnational strategic networks and policymaking in Chile: CORFO's high technology investment promotion program

Latin American Politics and Society

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 149-181

  Nelson, Roy C ^a  

^a Garvin School of International Management   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; LEARNING; POLICY MAKING; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TECHNOLOGY;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 34250328862     PISSN: 1531426X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1548-2456.2007.tb00410.x     Document Type: Article

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