Political parties and financial development: Evidence from Malaysia and Thailand

Journal of Public Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 341-374

  Zhang, Xiaoke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL MARKET; CAPITALISM; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; FINANCIAL MARKET; FINANCIAL POLICY; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; PARTY POLITICS; POLICY REFORM; POLITICAL ECONOMY; POLITICAL INTEGRATION; REGULATORY APPROACH;

ASIA; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

EID: 35748937662     PISSN: 0143814X     EISSN: 14697815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0143814X07000724     Document Type: Article

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