The role of technology and human capital in the EPZ life-cycle

Transnational Corporations

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 135-159

  Omar, Karima ^a   Stoever, William A ^b  

^a Seton Hall University ^*

^b SETON HALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Export processing zones (EPZs); Foreign investment; Human capital; Life cycle; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 56549102167     PISSN: 10149562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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