Corporate governance in China: Current practices, economic effects and institutional determinants

CESifo Economic Studies

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 415-453

  Liu, Qiao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM; CORPORATE STRATEGY; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; STATE OWNED ENTERPRISE; STATE-BUSINESS RELATIONS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; EUROPE; FAR EAST; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33750481208     PISSN: 1610241X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cesifo/ifl001     Document Type: Article

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