Legal deterrence: The foundation of corporate governance - Evidence from China

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 741-767

  Zhang, Zhong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; Corporate governance; Legal sanctions; Markets

Indexed keywords

EID: 34748812600     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: 14678683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8683.2007.00621.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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