Singapore Inc. versus the private sector: Are government-linked companies different?

IMF Staff Papers

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 510-528

  Ramírez, Carlos D ^a   Tan, Ling Hui ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

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EID: 12844251940     PISSN: 10207635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
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