Property rights protection and access to bank loans: Evidence from private enterprises in China

Economics of Transition

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 611-628

  Bai, Chong En ^a,b   Lu, Jiangyong ^c   Tao, Zhigang ^d  

^a Tsinghua University   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Access to bank loans; Philanthropic activities; Political participation; Private enterprises; Property rights protection

Indexed keywords

BANKING; CREDIT PROVISION; DEVELOPING WORLD; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; PRIVATE SECTOR; PROPERTY RIGHTS; TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 33749236841     PISSN: 09670750     EISSN: 14680351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0351.2006.00269.x     Document Type: Article

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