Regulating FDI in weak African states: A case study of Chinese copper mining in Zambia

Journal of Modern African Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 547-575

  Haglund, Dan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; DEVELOPING WORLD; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; INDUSTRIAL REGULATION; MINING; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZAMBIA;

EID: 56349096363     PISSN: 0022278X     EISSN: 14697777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022278X08003480     Document Type: Article

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