More order with less law: On contract enforcement, trust, and crowding

American Political Science Review

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 131-144

  Bohnet, Iris ^a   Frey, Bruno S ^b   Huck, Steffen ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0035532338     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003055401000211     Document Type: Article

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