The determinants of Chinese outward foreign direct investment

Foreign Direct Investment, China and the World Economy

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 81-118

  Buckley, Peter J ^a   Clegg, L Jeremy ^b   Cross, Adam ^b   Liu, Xin ^c   Voss, Hinrich ^b   Zheng, Ping ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c Global Risk Solutions   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85006021710     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9780230248328     Document Type: Chapter

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