Networks of power and corruption: The trade of Japanese used cars to Mozambique

Geographical Journal

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 80-92

  Brooks, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corruption; Global production networks; Japan; Mozambique; Trade; Used cars

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE; COMMODITY MARKET; CORRUPTION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; NEOLIBERALISM; TRADE FLOW;

JAPAN; MOZAMBIQUE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84856225549     PISSN: 00167398     EISSN: 14754959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4959.2011.00410.x     Document Type: Article

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