Avoiding the spotlight: Human rights shaming and foreign direct investment

International Studies Quarterly

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 532-544

  Barry, Colin M ^a   Chad Clay, K ^b   Flynn, Michael E ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL FLOW; DEVELOPING WORLD; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; HUMAN RIGHTS; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84870902715     PISSN: 00208833     EISSN: 14682478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/isqu.12039     Document Type: Article

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