Chinese ODI in Italy: an empirical investigation at the firm-level

Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-66

  Gattai, Valeria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

China; Dragon multinationals; Italy; Outward Direct Investment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857196340     PISSN: 14765284     EISSN: 14765292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14765284.2012.638465     Document Type: Article

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