Privatization in Bangladesh: The emergence of 'family capitalism'

Development and Change

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 157-182

  Uddin, Shahzad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; PRIVATIZATION;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 17744396896     PISSN: 0012155X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0012-155X.2005.00406.x     Document Type: Article

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