One less barrier to foreign direct investment in Turkey?: Linkages between manufacturing and logistics operations in Istanbul and the Marmara Region

European Urban and Regional Studies

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 87-99

  Özdemir, Dilek ^a   Darby, James ^a  

^a YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Automotive sector; Foreign direct investment; Istanbul; Logistics; Turkey

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; LOGISTICS; MANUFACTURING; METROPOLITAN AREA;

BALIKESIR [TURKEY]; BENELUX; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; ISTANBUL [TURKEY]; MARMARA; NETHERLANDS; TURKEY; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 58449116663     PISSN: 09697764     EISSN: 14617145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969776408098934     Document Type: Article

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