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Industrial Policy, FDI and Employment: Still ‘Missing a Strategy’

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  • David Bailey & Nigel Driffield, 2007. "Industrial Policy, FDI and Employment: Still ‘Missing a Strategy’," Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, Springer, vol. 7(3), pages 189-211, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jincot:v:7:y:2007:i:3:p:189-211
    DOI: 10.1007/s10842-006-7185-8
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    Keywords

    Industrial policy; Regional policy; FDI; Employment; F23; R12; L5; R58;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business
    • R12 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity; Interregional Trade (economic geography)
    • L5 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy
    • R58 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Regional Development Planning and Policy

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