Foreign direct investment and international migration: A cross-national analysis of less-developed countries, 1985-2000

International Sociology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Sanderson, Matthew R ^a   Kentor, Jeffrey ^b  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Foreign investment; Globalization; Migration; Population

Indexed keywords

EID: 45749113724     PISSN: 02685809     EISSN: 14617242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0268580908090726     Document Type: Article

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