Innovation offshoring: Root causes of Asia's rise and policy implications

Multinational Corporations and the Emerging Network Economy in Asia and the Pacific

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 58-88

  Ernst, Dieter ^a  

^a EAST WEST CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 84911024785     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203946398     Document Type: Chapter

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