Theories on FDI and the Behavior of MNEs in East Asia

The Economics of East Asian Integration: A Comprehensive Introduction to Regional Issues

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 123-147

  Kim, Ho Yeon ^a   Gokan, Toshitaka ^b  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

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