The gang system and comparative advantage

Explorations in Economic History

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 310-323

  Toman, J T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antebellum; Labor productivity; US Slavery

Indexed keywords

EID: 15944415778     PISSN: 00144983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eeh.2004.08.001     Document Type: Article

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