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The Impact of Investment Funds on Corporate Governance in Mass Privatization Schemes: Czech Republic, Poland and Slovenia

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Estrin, S., Nuti, D.M. & Uvalic, M. The Impact of Investment Funds on Corporate Governance in Mass Privatization Schemes: Czech Republic, Poland and Slovenia. MOCT-MOST: Economic Policy in Transitional Economies 10, 1–26 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009531429918

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