Social Mechanisms

Acta Sociologica

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 281-308

  Hedström, Peter ^a   Swedberg, Richard ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 17544387572     PISSN: 00016993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000169939603900302     Document Type: Article

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