An analysis of the correlates, of US foreign direct investment in latin america

Journal of Transnational Management Development

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 57-82

  Baumgarten, Steven A ^a   Hausman, Angela ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b MARSHALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural similarities; NAFTA; Political stability; USFDI; World wide economics

Indexed keywords

EID: 85023901760     PISSN: 10686061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J130v05n04_05     Document Type: Article

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