Contract mixing in franchising as a mechanism for public-good provision

Journal of Economics and Management Strategy

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 85-113

  Bai, Chong En ^a   Tao, Zhigang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 0039004455     PISSN: 10586407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/105864000567800     Document Type: Article

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