Domestic crony capitalism and international fickle capital: Is there a connection?

International Finance

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 15-45

  Wei, Shang Jin ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0039189887     PISSN: 13670271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2362.00064     Document Type: Article

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