2003 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel
Chains of Ownership, Regional Tax Competition, and Foreign Direct Investment
verfasst von : Mihir A. Desai, C. Fritz Foley, James R. Hines Jr.
Erschienen in: Foreign Direct Investment in the Real and Financial Sector of Industrial Countries
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Enthalten in: Professional Book Archive
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