Corporate governance and development

World Bank Research Observer

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 91-122

  Claessens, Stijn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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CORPORATE STRATEGY; DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS;

EID: 33645162873     PISSN: 02573032     EISSN: 15646971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wbro/lkj004     Document Type: Article

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