Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Role of Vietnam in a changing global economy -- Chapter 3. Literature on corporate governance and ownership structure -- Chapter 4. Vietnam’s corporate governance, regulatory and institutional settings -- Chapter 5. Empirical research methodology --...

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