Corporate finance and governance in emerging markets: A selective review and an agenda for future research

Journal of Corporate Finance

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 207-214

  Fan, Joseph P H ^a   Wei, K C John ^b   Xu, Xinzhong ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^c Peking University   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 78751706465     PISSN: 09291199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2010.12.001     Document Type: Editorial

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