Competitiveness and technology: An international comparison

Competitiveness, FDI and Technological Activity in East Asia

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 57-82

  Kawai, Hiroki ^a   Urata, Shujiro ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 84896229095     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781781950562.00010     Document Type: Chapter

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