Derivative actions in Singapore: mundanely non-Asian, intriguingly non-American and at the forefront of the commonwealth

• Main Authors: WEE, Meng Seng, PUCHNIAK, Dan W.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2012
• Subjects: Asian Studies; Business Organizations Law
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/3952; https://search.library.smu.edu.sg/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma99577088502601&context=L&vid=65SMU_INST:SMU_NUI&lang=en&search_scope=Everything&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=Everything&query=any,contains,The%20Derivative%20Action%20in%20Asia:%20A%20Comparative%20and%20Functional%20Approach&offset=0
• Institution: Singapore Management University

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