Public regulation as a substitute for trust in quality food markets: What if the trust substitute cannot be fully trusted?

Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics

Volumn 160, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 681-701

  Anania, Giovanni ^a   Nisticò, Rosanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

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EID: 11144290643     PISSN: 09324569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1628/0932456042776113     Document Type: Article

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