Religious prohibitions against usury

Explorations in Economic History

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 347-368

  Reed, Clyde G ^a   Bekar, Cliff T ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0242308161     PISSN: 00144983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-4983(03)00039-1     Document Type: Article

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