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The dilemmas of corporate dual Citizenship

The debate on corporate national identity rages on. In this column, Nicolas Véron examines Volkswagen recent announcement of downsizing its production in a Belgian plant. Did VW favor Germany for non-economic reasons? Click here   to download this comment. This comment was also published by La Tribune.

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The debate on corporate national identity rages on. In this column, Nicolas Véron examines Volkswagen recent announcement of downsizing its production in a Belgian plant. Did VW favor Germany for non-economic reasons?

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This comment was also published by La Tribune.

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