Institutions, location, and networks of multinational enterprises in China: A case study of Hangzhou

Urban Geography

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 639-661

  Wei, Y H Dennis ^a,b   Leung, Chi Kin ^c   Li, Wangming ^d   Pan, Rong ^e  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e Hangzhou Design and Research Institute of Urban Construction   (China)

Author keywords

China; Foreign investment; Hangzhou; Institutions; Multinational enterprises

Indexed keywords

INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; INVESTMENT LOCATION; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; LOCATION DECISION; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN GROWTH;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HANGZHOU; ZHEJIANG;

EID: 65549141600     PISSN: 02723638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3638.29.7.639     Document Type: Article

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