On the Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment to Developing Countries: Is Africa Different?

Elizabeth Asiedu

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On the Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment to Developing Countries: Is Africa Different?

Elizabeth Asiedu

World Development Vol. 30 No. 1 pp. 107-119 · Elsevier BV

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Elizabeth Asiedu (2002). On the Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment to Developing Countries: Is Africa Different?. World Development, 30(1), 107-119. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0305-750x(01)00100-0

On the Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment to Developing Countries: Is Africa Different?

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