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The Effect of Local Governance on Firm Productivity and Resource Allocation

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  • Trang T. Tran

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  • Shawn W. Tan & Trang T. Tran, 2017. "The Effect of Local Governance on Firm Productivity and Resource Allocation," World Bank Publications - Reports 26200, The World Bank Group.
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