Risky business: The political economy of Chinese investment in Kazakhstan

Journal of Eurasian Studies

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 145-156

  O'Neill, Daniel C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Corruption; FDI; Foreign aid; Kazakhstan; Political risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904038900     PISSN: 18793665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euras.2014.05.007     Document Type: Article

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