Have China's enterprise reforms led to improved efficiency and profitability?

Emerging Markets Review

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 82-109

  Chen, Gongmeng ^a   Firth, Michael ^a   Rui, Oliver ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Ownership; Performance; Privatization; State owned enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 32244437333     PISSN: 15660141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ememar.2005.05.003     Document Type: Article

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