Series:
Finance
Does Private Equity Create Wealth?
Does Private Equity Create Wealth?
Series number :
Serial Number:
253/2008
Does Private Equity Create Wealth?
Real name:
Research Member
School of Banking and Finance, Australian School of Business
Real name:
Research Member
Vanderbilt University Law School and Owen School of Management
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