A new dimension to the relationship between foreign direct investment and human capital: The role of political and civil rights

Journal of International Development

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 160-179

  Dutta, Nabamita ^a   Osei Yeboah, Kwasi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

^b Central Bank of Ghana ^*  (Ghana)

Author keywords

Civil liberty; Foreign direct investment; Human capital; Political right

Indexed keywords

CIVIL RIGHTS; DEVELOPING WORLD; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; HUMAN CAPITAL; POLITICAL RELATIONS;

EID: 84874313391     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: 10991328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1739     Document Type: Article

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