Balancing Power without Weapons : State Intervention into Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions /

Why do states block some foreign direct investment on national security grounds even when it originates from within their own security community? Government intervention into foreign takeovers of domestic companies is on the rise, and many observers find it surprising that states engage in such beha...

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Main Author: Lenihan, Ashley Thomas (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316855430
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