Chinese capital flows and offshore financial centers

Pacific Review

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 317-337

  Sharman, J C ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

China; foreign investment; institutions; offshore financial centers; transaction costs

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL FLOW; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; OFFSHORE FINANCE; STOCK MARKET; TRANSACTION COST;

CHINA;

EID: 84864701788     PISSN: 09512748     EISSN: 14701332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09512748.2012.685093     Document Type: Article

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