Ownership and the Value of Political Connections: Evidence from China

European Financial Management

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 695-729

  Wu, Wenfeng ^a   Wu, Chongfeng ^a   Rui, Oliver M ^b  

^a Shanghai Jiao Tong University   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Corporate governance; Firm value; Ownership; Political connection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865436092     PISSN: 13547798     EISSN: 1468036X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-036X.2010.00547.x     Document Type: Article

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