Assessing the export competitiveness of Chinese industries

Asian Business and Management

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 401-424

  Fetscherin, Marc ^a   Alon, Ilan ^a   Johnson, James P ^a  

^a ROLLINS COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 77956037472     PISSN: 14724782     EISSN: 14769328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/abm.2010.13     Document Type: Conference Paper

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