Can two wrongs make a right? State ownership and debt in a transition economy

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1297-1316

  Le, Trien Vinh ^a   O'Brien, Jonathan P ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 77957113498     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2010.00916.x     Document Type: Article

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