Recent Chinese buyout activity and the implications for wider global investment rules

Canadian Public Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 207-226

  Antkiewicz, Agata ^a   Whalley, John ^a,b  

^a CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL GOVERNANCE INNOVATION   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

China; Cross border acquisitions; Factor movement policy; International investment

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL BANK; CROSS-BORDER RELATIONS; INVESTMENT; MANUFACTURING; OECD; WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 34548689638     PISSN: 03170861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/cpp.33.2.207     Document Type: Article

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