Keynes and the distribution of uncertainty: Lessons from the lancashire cotton spinning industry and the general theory

Review of Social Economy

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 99-123

  Cameron, John ^a   Ndhlovu, Tidings P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General theory; Institutional; Keynes; Lancashire cotton industry; Uncertainty; User costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008517296     PISSN: 00346764     EISSN: 14701162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00346769900000028     Document Type: Article

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