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Economic and political determinants of the effects of FDI on growth in transition and developing countries. / Elkomy, Shimaa ; Ingham, Hilary Clistina; Read, Robert Allan.
In: Thunderbird International Business Review, Vol. 58, No. 4, 07.2016, p. 347-362.

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Elkomy S, Ingham HC, Read RA. Economic and political determinants of the effects of FDI on growth in transition and developing countries. Thunderbird International Business Review. 2016 Jul;58(4):347-362. Epub 2016 Feb 2. doi: 10.1002/tie.21785

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Elkomy, Shimaa ; Ingham, Hilary Clistina ; Read, Robert Allan. / Economic and political determinants of the effects of FDI on growth in transition and developing countries. In: Thunderbird International Business Review. 2016 ; Vol. 58, No. 4. pp. 347-362.

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