The politics of sovereign wealth fund investment: The case of Temasek and Shin Corp.

Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 15-22

  Lhaopadchan, Suntharee ^a  

^a KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Investment funds; Politics; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 85015525348     PISSN: 13581988     EISSN: 17400279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13581981011019598     Document Type: Article

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