Egypt and the investment development path: Insights from two case studies

International Journal of Emerging Markets

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 107-127

  Bonaglia, Federico ^a   Goldstein, Andrea ^a  

^a OECD   (France)

Author keywords

Egypt; Emerging markets; Foreign trade; Investments; Multinational companies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986081973     PISSN: 17468809     EISSN: 17468817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17468800610658299     Document Type: Article

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