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Are the Institutions of the Stock Market and the Market for Corporate Control Evolutionary Advances for Developing Countries?

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This chapter explores the question to what extent, if any, the institution of the stock market is likely to benefit the real economy in developing countries and aid their industrialization. This question is examined here by focusing on the following aspects that are salient to the assessment of the stock market from a developmental perspective:

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  • Ajit Singh, 2010. "Are the Institutions of the Stock Market and the Market for Corporate Control Evolutionary Advances for Developing Countries?," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Giuseppe Fontana & John McCombie & Malcolm Sawyer (ed.), Macroeconomics, Finance and Money, chapter 21, pages 311-326, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-28558-3_21
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230285583_21
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    Keywords

    Stock Market; Corporate Governance; Venture Capital; Share Price; Price Process;
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    JEL classification:

    • O1 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development
    • A1 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics
    • O16 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment; Corporate Finance and Governance

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