The Evolution of Cost-based Pricing Rules in Britain: An institutionalist perspective

Review of Political Economy

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 173-191

  Ahmed, Mirghani N ^a   Scapens, Robert W ^b  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0345491584     PISSN: 09538259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0953825032000064878     Document Type: Review

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