The thick description and comparison of societal systems of capitalism

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 123-155

  Redding, Gordon ^a  

^a INSEAD   (France)

Author keywords

Business systems; Comparative capitalisms; Socio economics

Indexed keywords

EID: 18144372393     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400129     Document Type: Article

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