An economist's view of authority

Rationality and Society

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 371-386

  Hart, Oliver ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Authority; Incomplete contracts; Property rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 24944579277     PISSN: 10434631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104346396008004002     Document Type: Article

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