Corporate governance and earnings inequality in the OECD countries 19792000

European Sociological Review

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 519-533

  Sjöberg, Ola ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 70349603062     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcn069     Document Type: Article

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