Do environmental characteristics influence foreign direct investment growth? A cross-national study, 1990-2000

International Journal of Comparative Sociology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 192-210

  Dick, Christopher ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; Foreign investment; Outsourcing; Pollution havens

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; ECONOMIC HISTORY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; OUTSOURCING; SULFUR DIOXIDE; SULFUR EMISSION;

EID: 77953445793     PISSN: 00207152     EISSN: 17452554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020715210363959     Document Type: Article

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