Ownership concentration, political connection and audit fees: Some evidence from Malaysian capital market
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عنوان ژورنال: Corporate Ownership and Control
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1810-3057,1727-9232
DOI: 10.22495/cocv9i2c4art2