Trade, institutions, and credit

Explorations in Economic History

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 495-521

  Clay, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 0031256770     PISSN: 00144983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exeh.1997.0681     Document Type: Article

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