Political connections and corporate environmental protection-related investment:setting a benchmark or shrinking back?
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عنوان ژورنال: China Journal of Accounting Studies
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2169-7213,2169-7221
DOI: 10.1080/21697213.2021.1881277