The effects of political connections and state ownership on corporate litigation in China

Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 573-607

  Firth, Michael ^a   Rui, Oliver M ^b   Wu, Wenfeng ^c  

^a LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINA EUROPE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (China)

^c SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 84861582268     PISSN: 00222186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/659261     Document Type: Article

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