Clawbacks and Cronyism: Evidence from China

Financial Management

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 733-756

  Allen, Linda ^a   Li, Guangzhong ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

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EID: 80053122734     PISSN: 00463892     EISSN: 1755053X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-053X.2011.01159.x     Document Type: Article

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