Culture and fairness in the development of institutions in the California gold fields

Journal of Economic History

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 114-143

  Zerbe R O , Jr ^a   Leigh Anderson, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD MINE; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT; MINING INDUSTRY; NINETEENTH CENTURY; PROPERTY RIGHTS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035048329     PISSN: 00220507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022050701025062     Document Type: Article

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