The Historical Background of the Communist Manifesto

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 151-174

  Boyer, George R ^a  

^a School of Industrial and Labor Relations   (United States)

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EID: 0346549599     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.12.4.151     Document Type: Article

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