Political connections, financing and firm performance: Evidence from Chinese private firms

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 283-299

  Li, Hongbin ^a,b   Meng, Lingsheng ^c   Wang, Qian ^a   Zhou, Li An ^d  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Tsinghua University   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d Peking University   (China)

Author keywords

China; Financing; Firm performance; Political connections

Indexed keywords

COMMUNISM; FINANCIAL PROVISION; HUMAN CAPITAL; INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; LEGAL SYSTEM; PARTY POLITICS; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; PRIVATE SECTOR;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 48049119272     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2007.03.001     Document Type: Article

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