Guard labor

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 328-348

  Jayadev, Arjun ^b   Bowles, Samuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative institutions; Guard labor; Incomplete contracts; Inequality; Property rights

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PROPERTY RIGHTS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645939945     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2006.01.009     Document Type: Article

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