Foreign direct investment and civil liberties: A new perspective

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1038-1052

  Adam, Antonis ^a   Filippaios, Fragkiskos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Civil liberties; FDI; Political liberties

Indexed keywords

EID: 36048969129     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2006.08.006     Document Type: Article

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