Are Foreign Firms More Productive and Export- and Technology-intensive than Local Firms in Kenyan Manufacturing?
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- Rasiah, Rajah & Gachino, Geoffrey, 2004. "Are Foreign Firms More Productive, and Export and Technology Intensive, than Local Firms in Kenyan Manufacturing?," UNU-INTECH Discussion Paper Series 2004-10, United Nations University - INTECH.
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