Chinese private direct investment and overseas Chinese network in Africa

China and World Economy

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 109-126

  Song, Hong ^a  

^a CHINESE ACADEMY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Business network; Chinese private enterprise; F21; F23; N65; N85; Outward foreign direct investment; Overseas Chinese

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961087826     PISSN: 16712234     EISSN: 1749124X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-124X.2011.01253.x     Document Type: Article

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