Principles and agents: CalPERS and corporate governance in Japan

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 5-15

  Jacoby, Sanford M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

CalPERS; Convergence; Corporate governance; Japan; Pension funds

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845997408     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: 14678683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8683.2007.00537.x     Document Type: Review

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