Chinese FDI strategy in Italy: The 'Marco Polo' effect

International Journal of Technological Learning, Innovation and Development

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 277-291

  Pietrobelli, Carlo ^a,b   Rabellotti, Roberta ^c,d   Sanfilippo, Marco ^e,f  

^a INTER AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (United States)

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DEUSTO   (Spain)

^e EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^f UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquisitions; Chinese FDI strategy; FDI motivations; Learning; Leverage; Linkage

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857302916     PISSN: 17531942     EISSN: 17531950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTLID.2011.044138     Document Type: Article

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