Corporate social responsibility in China: Between the market and the search for a sustainable growth development

Asian Business and Management

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 129-148

  Wong, Loong ^a  

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EID: 65749095356     PISSN: 14724782     EISSN: 14769328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/abm.2009.1     Document Type: Article

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