Characteristics and performance of Japanese foreign direct investment in Africa

International Journal of Economic Policy in Emerging Economies

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 54-77

  Chrysostome, Elie V ^a   Lupton, Nathaniel C ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Characteristics of Japanese subsidiaries; Investments performance in Africa; Japanese foreign direct investment; JFDI

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858397719     PISSN: 17520452     EISSN: 17520460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEPEE.2011.038873     Document Type: Article

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