Connected lending: Thailand before the financial crisis

Journal of Business

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 181-217

  Charumilind, Chutatong ^a   Kali, Raja ^b   Wiwattanakantang, Yupana ^c  

^a Ministry of Finance   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c HITOTSUBASHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 33244454517     PISSN: 00219398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/497410     Document Type: Review

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