Corporate Politics, Governance, and Value Before and After Citizens United

Journal of Empirical Legal Studies

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 657-696

  Coates IV, John C ^a  

^a HARVARD LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 84868712845     PISSN: 17401453     EISSN: 17401461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-1461.2012.01265.x     Document Type: Article

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