Financial reform and financing decisions of listed firms in Zimbabwe

Journal of African Business

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 155-170

  Mutenheri, Enard ^a   Green, Christopher J ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corporate finance; Financial reform; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL PROVISION; DECISION MAKING; FISCAL REFORM; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT;

ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0042208195     PISSN: 15228916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J156v04n02_08     Document Type: Article

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