Institutional change and debt-based corporate governance: A comparative analysis of four transition economies

Journal of Management and Governance

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-115

  Day, Judy ^a   Taylor, Peter ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bulgaria; Corporate debt finance; Corporate governance; Czech Republic; Hungary; Institutional change; Slovak Republic; Transition economics

Indexed keywords

EID: 3843150405     PISSN: 13853457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:MAGO.0000015394.71661.56     Document Type: Conference Paper

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