A theory of the early growth of the firm

Industrial and Corporate Change

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 523-556

  Garnsey, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0001767779     PISSN: 09606491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icc/7.3.523     Document Type: Article

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