A review of corporate governance in China

Asian-Pacific Economic Literature

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-28

  Yang, Jingjing ^a,b   Chi, Jing ^a   Young, Martin ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b JIANGXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 79955725743     PISSN: 08189935     EISSN: 14678411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8411.2011.01283.x     Document Type: Article

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