Better the devil you don't know: Types of corruption and FDI in transition economies

Journal of International Management

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 12-27

  Cuervo Cazurra, Alvaro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Corruption; D73; F21; F23; Foreign direct investment; Institutions; K42; P37; Transition economies

Indexed keywords

EID: 40649116238     PISSN: 10754253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2007.02.003     Document Type: Article

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