Institutional environment, community government, and corporate governance: Understanding China's township-village enterprises

Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-23

  Che, Jiahua ^a   Qian, Yingyi ^a  

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EID: 0032388924     PISSN: 87566222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jleo.a023392     Document Type: Article

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