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Explaining the choice between alternative insolvency regimes for troubled companies in the UK and Sweden

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  • Gary Cook & Keith Pond, 2006. "Explaining the choice between alternative insolvency regimes for troubled companies in the UK and Sweden," European Journal of Law and Economics, Springer, vol. 22(1), pages 21-47, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:ejlwec:v:22:y:2006:i:1:p:21-47
    DOI: 10.1007/s10657-006-8979-1
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