FDI and Local Linkages in Developing Countries: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

World Development

Volumn 50, Issue , 2013, Pages 41-56

  Amendolagine, Vito ^a   Boly, Amadou ^b   Coniglio, Nicola Daniele ^a,b   Prota, Francesco ^a   Seric, Adnan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Africa; Backward linkages; Foreign direct investments

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL FLOW; DEVELOPING WORLD; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; INVESTMENT LOCATION; MANUFACTURING;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 84879283797     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2013.05.001     Document Type: Article

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