A survey of enterprise reforms in China: The way forward

Economic Systems

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 138-156

  Hovey, Martin ^a   Naughton, Tony ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

China; Corporate governance; Emerging markets; Ownership structures; Privatization; State owned enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247857549     PISSN: 09393625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecosys.2006.09.001     Document Type: Article

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