A new look at Chinese FDI in Australia

China and World Economy

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 54-73

  Drysdale, Peter ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chinese investment; F21; F23; F33; F50; F52; Foreign direct investment; National security and nationalism; Q33; Resources boom

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961048135     PISSN: 16712234     EISSN: 1749124X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-124X.2011.01250.x     Document Type: Article

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