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Foreign Investment and the Global Geography of Production: Why the Mexican Consumer Electronics Industry Failed

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  • Lowe, Nichola & Kenney, Martin, 1999. "Foreign Investment and the Global Geography of Production: Why the Mexican Consumer Electronics Industry Failed," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 27(8), pages 1427-1443, August.
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