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Special Issue: International Finance and Sustainability

Institutional framework of ESG disclosures: comparative analysis of developed and developing countries

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Pages 516-559 | Received 04 Jun 2021, Accepted 30 Jul 2021, Published online: 16 Aug 2021

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