Limited liability, shareholder rights and the problem of corporate irresponsibility

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 837-856

  Ireland, Paddy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Corporate irresponsibility; Limited liability; Rentier investment

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; CORPORATE STRATEGY; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; INVESTMENT; LIABILITY; RENT CONTROL; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 77955931017     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: 14643545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/ben040     Document Type: Article

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