Foreign ownership, technological intensity and export incidence: a study of auto parts, electronics and garment firms in Indonesia

International Journal of Technology and Globalisation

Volumn 1, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 361-380

  Rasiah, Rajah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

export; Indonesia; ownership; technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 37549055606     PISSN: 14765667     EISSN: 17418194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijtg.2005.008748     Document Type: Article

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