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Directors' Duties and Corporate Governance: Have We Gone Too Far?

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  • Jeff Coulton & Stephen Taylor, 2004. "Directors' Duties and Corporate Governance: Have We Gone Too Far?," Australian Accounting Review, CPA Australia, vol. 14(32), pages 17-24, March.
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