Anglo-American cooperation in the Malayan Automobile market before the pacific war

This article examines the relationship between American automobile multinational enterprises (MNEs) and British merchant firms in Malaya from the early twentieth century until 1942. American automobile MNEs forged a strategic relationship with British merchant firms in Malaya beginning in the early...

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Main Author: Shakila Yacob (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit UKM, 2011-12.
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