Political connections and firm performance in Chinese companies

Pacific Economic Review

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 283-317

  Su, Zhong qin ^a   Fung, Hung Gay ^b  

^a SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; FIRM OWNERSHIP; POLITICAL POWER; STATE OWNED ENTERPRISE; STATE-BUSINESS RELATIONS;

CHINA;

EID: 84881271400     PISSN: 1361374X     EISSN: 14680106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0106.12025     Document Type: Article

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