Conspiracy Law and Jurisprudence in Canada: Towards an Economic Approach

Review of Industrial Organization

Volumn 13, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 153-176

  Hughes, Patrick ^a   Sanderson, Margaret ^a  

^a Industry Hull ^*  (Canada)

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EID: 2342648903     PISSN: 0889938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1007795305951     Document Type: Article

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