Foreign direct investment (FDI) and supplier-oriented upgrading in the Czech motor vehicle industry

Regional Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 627-638

  Eric, Rugraff ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Czech motor vehicle industry; Indigenous firms; Upgrading foreign direct investment (FDI)

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; SPILLOVER EFFECT; STATE OWNED ENTERPRISE;

CZECH REPUBLIC;

EID: 77953084005     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400903095253     Document Type: Article

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