The spirit of capitalism? Ethnicity, religion, and self-employment in early 20th century Canada

Explorations in Economic History

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 259-281

  Minns, Chris ^a   Rizov, Marian ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Canada; Ethnicity; Immigration; Religion; Self employment

Indexed keywords

EID: 15944403594     PISSN: 00144983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eeh.2004.07.002     Document Type: Article

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