The convergence of corporate governance: Promise and prospects

The Convergence of Corporate Governance: Promise and Prospects

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1-31

  Rasheed, Abdul A ^a   Yoshikawa, Toru ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

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EID: 85017071536     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9781137029560     Document Type: Chapter

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