Socially responsible investing returns: Evidence from South Africa, 2004-2012
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Economic and Financial Sciences
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2312-2803,1995-7076
DOI: 10.4102/jef.v7i1.133