Remaking Italian capitalism? The politics of corporate governance reform

West European Politics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 521-548

  Deeg, Richard ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; POLITICAL ECONOMY; POLITICAL REFORM;

EID: 22144499156     PISSN: 01402382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01402380500085756     Document Type: Article

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