Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. THEORIES OF CORPORATE FINANCE -- III. CORPORATE FINANCING PATTERNS AROUND THE WORLD -- IV. THE STOCK MARKET IN GHANA -- V. METHODOLOGY -- VI. EMPIRICAL RESULTS -- VII. THE RESULTS IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE -- VIII. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- APPENDIX...

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