Ratification counts: US investment treaties and FDI flows into developing countries

Review of International Political Economy

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 348-377

  Haftel, Yoram Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilateral investment treaties; Credible commitments; Foreign direct investment; The United States; Treaty ratification

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953598957     PISSN: 09692290     EISSN: 14664526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09692290903333103     Document Type: Article

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