Singapore Inc. goes shopping abroad: Profits and Pitfalls

Journal of Contemporary Asia

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 417-438

  Goldstein, Andrea ^a   Pananond, Pavida ^b  

^a Thammasat University ^*  (France)

^b THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Foreign direct investment; Government linked corporations; Investment companies; Singapore; Temasek; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 46249109794     PISSN: 00472336     EISSN: 17527554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00472330802078493     Document Type: Article

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