Human rights regimes, reputation, and foreign direct investment

International Studies Quarterly

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 160-172

  Garriga, Ana Carolina ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DOCENCIA ECONÓMICAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC IMPACT; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; HUMAN RIGHTS; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH;

EID: 84975840903     PISSN: 00208833     EISSN: 14682478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/isq/sqw006     Document Type: Article

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