Foreign research and development in China: A sectoral approach

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 51, Issue 2-4, 2010, Pages 342-363

  Sun, Yifei ^a,b  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Comparative advantage; Globalisation; Manufacturing; MNC; Multinational corporation; R D; Research and development; Sectoral distribution

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL STORAGE; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; MANUFACTURE; POPULATION STATISTICS;

CHINA; COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE; GLOBALISATION; MULTI-NATIONAL CORPORATIONS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SECTORAL DISTRIBUTION;

COMPETITION;

EID: 77955743159     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.2010.033809     Document Type: Article

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