Expansion and slowdown in Southeast Asian electronics manufacturing

Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 123-137

  Rasiah, Rajah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Assembly and test; Electronics; Multinationals; Southeast Asia; Upgrading

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; MANUFACTURING; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; RELOCATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDONESIA; MALAYSIA; PHILIPPINES; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA]; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

EID: 70449501158     PISSN: 13547860     EISSN: 14699648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13547860902785963     Document Type: Article

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