Have China's FDI policy changes been successful in reducing its FDI regional disparity?

Journal of World Trade

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 641-652

  Yu, Kang ^a   Tan, Xiangyong ^b   Xin, Xian ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING WUZI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC RELATIONS; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; OPEN DOOR POLICY; REGIONAL TRADE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRADE RELATIONS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 51049099423     PISSN: 10116702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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