Corporate governance of pension plans: The U.K. evidence

Financial Analysts Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 70-83

  Cocco, João F ^a,b   Volpin, Paolo F ^a,b,c  

^a LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Clare College Cambridge   (Canada)

^c European Corporate Governance Institute   (Belgium)

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EID: 33847157869     PISSN: 0015198X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2469/faj.v63.n1.4409     Document Type: Article

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