Changes in Germany's bank-based financial system: Implications for corporate governance

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 386-396

  Vitols, Sigurt ^a  

^a WZB BERLIN SOCIAL SCIENCE CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Banks; Corporate finance; Corporate governance; Financial systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 19744371581     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8683.2005.00433.x     Document Type: Review

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