The politics of foreign direct investment into developing countries: Increasing FDI through international trade agreements?

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 741-762

  Büthe, Tim ^a,c   Milner, Helen V ^b,d  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d University of California ^*

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EID: 54649083064     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2008.00340.x     Document Type: Article

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