Democracy, foreign direct investment and natural resources

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 99-111

  Asiedu, Elizabeth ^a   Lien, Donald ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Democracy; Foreign direct investment; Natural resources

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; DEMOCRATIZATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC THEORY; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; NATURAL RESOURCE; PANEL DATA;

EID: 79955043144     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2010.12.001     Document Type: Article

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