The social regulation of inter-firm relations in Britain and Germany: Market rules, legal norms and technical standards

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 197-215

  Lane, Christel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; INTER-FIRM RELATIONS; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; MARKET RULES; SOCIAL REGULATION; TECHNICAL STANDARDS;

GERMANY; UK;

EID: 0030664931     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.cje.a013666     Document Type: Article

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