Imperialism and Accountability in Corporate Law: The Limitations of Incorporation Law as a Regulatory Mechanism

Global Governance and the Quest for Justice: Volume II: Corporate Governance

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 93-108

  Foster, Nicholas Hd ^a   Ball, Jane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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