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Georgia State University Law Review Volume 22 Issue 2 Winter 2005 Article 3 12-1-2005 Corporate Governance Changes in the Wake of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act: A Morality Tale for Policymakers Too Robert Charles Clark Follow this and additional works at: hps://readingroom.law.gsu.edu/gsulr Part of the Law Commons is Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Publications at Reading Room. It has been accepted for inclusion in Georgia State University Law Review by an authorized editor of Reading Room. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Recommended Citation Robert C. Clark, Corporate Governance Changes in the Wake of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act: A Morality Tale for Policymakers Too, 22 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. (2005). Available at: hps://readingroom.law.gsu.edu/gsulr/vol22/iss2/3
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Georgia State University Law ReviewVolume 22Issue 2 Winter 2005 Article 3

12-1-2005

Corporate Governance Changes in the Wake of theSarbanes-Oxley Act: A Morality Tale forPolicymakers TooRobert Charles Clark

Follow this and additional works at: https://readingroom.law.gsu.edu/gsulr

Part of the Law Commons

This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Publications at Reading Room. It has been accepted for inclusion in Georgia StateUniversity Law Review by an authorized editor of Reading Room. For more information, please contact [email protected].

Recommended CitationRobert C. Clark, Corporate Governance Changes in the Wake of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act: A Morality Tale for Policymakers Too, 22 Ga. St.U. L. Rev. (2005).Available at: https://readingroom.law.gsu.edu/gsulr/vol22/iss2/3

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